Blue and white check pattern pajama set
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A blue and white check pajama set (a-d). The set is made from synthetic twill (possibly rayon) and consists of four pieces. The shirt (a) opens center front and has a notched collar made from three panels of fabric seamed together. The body of the shirt is made from two panels of fabric – one for the back/sides and one for the upper back. It cinches at the waist, has short sleeves that are folded to create a 1.75” cuff and are secured with handsewn overcast stitches. The shirt opens completely at the center front and closes with four fabric covered metal buttons at the proper right and four self-fabric loops at the proper left. There are two 6.75” vertical shaping darts, (one on each side) that start at the shoulder and end at the midback and there is self-fabric pocket at the exterior proper right front. The bottom of the shirt features a 5/8” single fold hem that has been machine stitched into place. There is a back yoke panel that is sewn to the main panel and on the main panel is and single inverted box pleat and two knife pleats (one on either side). A 1.75” wide self-fabric belt is sewn along the outer waist and turns into a sash at the front.
label: Description
content: Additionally, the shirt secures with self-fabric ties at the interior proper right and left. Originally, there was a brand label at the center back neck, but it’s been removed.
label: Description
content: The pants (b) have a palazzo silhouette and are constructed from the same blue and white check twill fabric as the shirt. There is a self-fabric 1.5” waistband made from a single panel of fabric that has been folded in half and machine shown along the edge to the pants. The pants open at the proper left waist with three black metal snaps - one snap at the waistband and two below it. The waistband dips slightly lower at the center front and the pant legs are slightly longer in the back. There are three pleats sewn directly below the waistband at the center back. At each side of the interior waist is a single self-fabric hanging loop. The pants feature a 0.125” wide hand rolled hem that has been machine stitched into place. All the interior seams are finished with pinking.
label: Description
content: The robe (c) is made from the same matching blue and white check fabric. The fabric has a twill weave and is likely rayon. There is a fold-down collar made from one panel of fabric with points at each end. There are long sleeves made from one panel of fabric seamed together at the underside of the arm and each sleeve has a 2.25” cuff at the end. The robe opens fully at the front which secures with an inner self fabric waist tie. Underneath the neckline is a self-fabric loop and a self-fabric covered button. There is also a metal snap on the proper right corner that connects to corresponds with the socket part sewn on a self-fabric tab that measures about 2.25” at the proper right seam interior. At the proper right side, slightly below the waist, is a pocket. There is a 0.5” wide self-fabric waist tie at the robe’s interior. One side of the tie is attached to the opening edge of the proper left and the other is sewn to the proper right interior seam. At each exterior seam is a self-fabric belt loop that corresponds to the matching self-fabric belt. There is a 0.75” wide hem at the bottom of the robe and all the interior seams are finished with pinking.
label: Description
content: The matching belt (d) is constructed of two panels of blue and white check patterned synthetic twill, likely rayon. The panels are seamed together with machine stitching along one edge and there is a center seam where the panels join, and the belt’s ends are cut straight.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.736a-d
objectType: label: Type
content: pajamas
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic twill (possibly rayon), and metal
label: Dimensions
content: a: shirt
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: collar to hem): 24 in. (61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (a: full): 38 in. (96.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: full): 30 in. (76.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: pants
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: waist to hem): 40 1/4 in. (102.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (b: circumference): 29 in. (73.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: c: robe
label: Dimensions
content: Length (c: collar to hem): 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (c: shoulder to shoulder): 16 in. (40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (c: full): 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: d: belt
label: Dimensions
content: Length (d: end to end): 74 1/4 in. (188.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)