Gold belt with ODV personalized belt plate worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: early 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Gold belt worn by Ophelia DeVore made from elastic wrapped in gold thread and faced in layered gold metal bars resembling fish scales when sewn together. The belt has a black plastic rectangular plate with the initials ODV in gold raised lettering oriented diagonally on it. It closes with a pressure clip. There are no labels.
place: label: Place used
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: Fashion
setName: label: See more items in
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 Ophelia DeVore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.25.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: belts (costume 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: metal, elastic, thread, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 26 x 2 in. (66 x 5.1 cm)