White evening dress with metallic and feather accents worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: 1959
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: White evening dress with metallic and feather accents worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress is made from white silk crepe overlaid in white organdy with a silver and black metallic floral design. The dress has a V-neck front with a high back neckline, an empire waist, full-length straight sleeves, and a floor-length full skirt gathered around the back and side waist. The bodice and skirt have white silk crepe under the organdy, while the sleeve are sheer and made only from the organdy. Black and white ostrich feathers are sewn around each cuff. A black velvet cord is wrapped around the empire waistline and tied in a bow at the center front. The neckline is trimmed in black floral lace with a scalloped edge. The dress closes at the center back with a zipper and one (1) hook-and-eye.
label: Description
content: Only the interior yoke is lined in the white silk crepe. 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: 2011.25.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: silk crepe, silk organdy, lace, velvet cord, feathers, and metal fasteners
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 56 x 37 in. (142.2 x 94 cm)