Cream sequin and beaded top
date: label: Date
content: late 1950s-1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A cream sequin and beaded top. The exterior of the top is made of knitted wool. It is sleeveless and has a scoop neckline. Plastic sequins are hand stitched to the knit wool and glass cylindrical beads are stitched in scalloped horizontal rows ending at the bust. Past the bust are repeated horizontal rows of swags made of glass cylindrical beads. Each row has two swags with a smaller swag centered in the larger swag. Tassels made of glass cylindrical beads and plastic faux pearls are stitched to the top of each swag and the bottom of the smaller swag. The back has a metal zipper that is hand stitched to cotton twill tape. The interior is lined with cream woven synthetic and it hand stitched to the wool exterior.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.3.223
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
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: wool, synthetic fiber, cotton, plastic, glass, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 19 × 18 in. (48.3 × 45.7 cm)