Hosiery bag used by Dinah Washington
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
notes: label: Description
content: .1 Pink and black striped hosiery bag owned by Dinah Washington. The bag is faced and lined with pink and black striped synthetic fabric. It folds in half and ties on one long edge with black ribbons. The interior includes six (6) accordion style pockets made from pink synthetic fabric. There are no labels.
label: Description
content: .2ab pair of thigh-high stockings (dark brown)
label: Description
content: .3ab pair of thigh-high stockings (beige)
label: Description
content: .4 one stocking (brown), missing partner
label: Description
content: .5 one stocking (beige), missing partner
label: Description
content: .6 one stocking (navy blue), missing partner
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Popular music
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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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 Farris Kimbrough
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2010.63.4.1-.6
objectType: label: Type
content: hosiery
label: Type
content: bags (containers)
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 fiber and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 x 10 1/2 in. (17.8 x 26.7 cm)