Black sheath dress with sequined net cowl by Peter Davy
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Designed by
content: Peter Davy, Saint Vincentian, 1944 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black sheath dress with a sequined net cowl by Peter Davy. The sleeveless dress features a sheath silhouette with a high bateau neckline. The front panel has two diagonal bust darts, measuring 4.25" and two shaping darts (one on either side of the center front) measuring 13". Sewn to the neckline, is a circular panel of black synthetic organza that extends about 12” from the neck and drapes over the bodice. It’s embellished with black sequins and stamped with an abstract silver metallic print. The net panel is folded over and stuffed with layers of synthetic net to create volume. It’s bound to the neckline of the dress with rolled black synthetic taffeta binding.
label: Description
content: There is deep V-neck for the back of the dress that closes with a metal hook and thread eye. Below the hook and eye closure, is an 8.75” metal zipper with metal teeth. There is a 23.5” vent and the bottom center back of the skirt. The dress hem has a single 1” fold that is sewn into place with machine overcast stitching. Black synthetic plain weave lines the inside of the dress – one panel for the front and two panels for the back, and its construction mirrors that of the outside of the dress. The lining panels are machine stitched together but are handstitched along the vent edges. There is no label.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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: 2007.3.125
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: evening dresses
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 taffeta, plastic sequin, synthetic organza, lining, and net
label: Dimensions
content: Length (shoulder to hem): 56 in. (142.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (full): 36 in. (91.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (full): 30 in. (76.2 cm)