White dress and jacket with floral embroidery
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A white dress and a jacket with floral embroidery. The mid length sleeveless sheath dress (a) is made of a synthetic twill weave with machine embroidery of flowers and flourishes. The dress has a boat neckline with a raised waist seam that is slightly under the bust. A five-inch bust dart is sewn on each side and two pleats are sewn on each side along the waist seam. Two five-and-a-half-inch darts are sewn on each side below the waist seam slightly askew from the pleats above. A small plastic faux shell button is sewn along the neckline at the proper right side of the center back opening. This aligns with a thread eye on the proper left side. A twenty-one-inch zipper is sewn below the button along the center back seam. On pleat is sewn along the waist seam on each side of the center back zipper. A dart is sewn below the waist seam which aligns but is slightly askew from the pleats above. A six and a quarter inch vent is sewn along the center back seam, ending at the hem. The dress is self-faced along the neckline and armscyes. The interior seams have pinked edges. Lingerie guards made of metal snaps and white synthetic ribbon are sewn to the top of each shoulder. Text is printed along the center back zipper which reads [IRON LIKE NYLON AVOID HOT IRON]. The hem has a single fold and was possibly shortened. Cotton bias tape is sewn to the bottom of the folded hem at the interior. The bias tape is sewn with machine stitching, it is then sewn with hand whip stitches to secure it to the interior. It is unlined and unlabeled. The jacket (b) is made of the same fabric as the dress. It has a round neckline and a center front opening. The sleeves end above the elbow, they are not set in. An additional five-inch panel is sewn at the ends of the sleeves. The jacket is cropped, ending at the waistline. Self-facing is at the neckline, center front opening, and hem. Cotton bias tape is sewn where the sleeve is attached to the extended panels. French seams are at the interior, the dress is unlined and unlabeled.
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.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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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: 2007.3.712ab
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: jackets
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 twill with machine embroidery, plastic, metal, synthetic ribbon, and cotton
label: Dimensions
content: a: dress
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: shoulder to hem): 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (a: shoulder to shoulder): 15 in. (38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (a: flat): 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: jacket
label: Dimensions
content: Length (b: shoulder to hem): 17 in. (43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (b: shoulder to shoulder): 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)