Wax flowers worn by Florance Trevor
date: label: Date
content: 1951
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor, American, 1927 - 2008
notes: label: Description
content: Wax flowers worn by Florance Colgate Rumbough Trevor as part of her wedding ensemble. Each full cluster has a thicker wire stem wrapped in dark green paper with thinner wires shooting off of it wrapped in paper or green thread. At the ends are pale orange wax flowers, white wax flower buds, or leaves made from green synthetic fabric. There are five (5) separable clusters, three (3) appear to be intact while the other two (2) are smaller and look to have become separated from the larger full clusters.
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
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Estate of Florance Rumbough Trevor
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.73.1.7a-e
objectType: label: Type
content: accessories
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: wax, wire, paper, and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (largest): 8 5/8 × 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (21.9 × 6.4 × 3.5 cm)