Cocktail apron worn by Dinah Washington
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
notes: label: Description
content: This black cocktail apron was worn by Dinah Washington. The apron is made from a half-circle of black velvet trimmed in a wide border of ruffled black netting. The netting is doubled over so that both raw edges are attached to the velvet edge. A length of wide black satin ribbon is sewn along the top with tails extending from either side to be wrapped and tied in the back. A white and gold sequin martini glass is appliquéd at the proper right bottom corner of the velvet. A cluster of red seed beads are sewn inside the cup of the glass as a cherry. Music notes are embroidered in black metallic thread around the glass appliqué. The velvet portion is lined in red rayon fabric.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
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: Nightlife
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 - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dinah Washington's Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.87.3
objectType: label: Type
content: aprons (protective wear)
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: velvet, net, synthetic fiber, satin ribbon, plastic sequins, and glass beads
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (57.2 x 77.5 cm)