Black cassock with band collar
date: label: Date
content: 1950s - 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Abbey Brand, American, founded 1947
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black cotton-poly blend cassock by Abbey Brand. The cassock features a standing band collar made from one panel of black cotton-poly blend fabric that is self-lined and is top stitched along the top and bottom. The two front panels of black cotton poly fabric close center front with nine metal snap buttons, sewn to a 1.375” wide button placket. Each button placket is self-lined and top stitched.The cassock features set-in sleeves made from two panels sewn together at the inner and outer arm.
label: Description
content: The cassock has been altered by hand. The original sleeve hem is 1”, which was folded once, and machine stitched into place. The new sleeve hem has a 3.25” fold and is secured into place with herringbone hand stitches in white. Similarly, the original bottom hem was folded once at 1.5” and machine stitched into place. A second fold was made at 3.25” and secured into place with white herringbone hand stitches.
label: Description
content: The back of the cassock features a two center back panels sewn to the left and right front panels in a princess seam style. There are three inverted box pleats at the back near the waist, on in the center back, one on the left, and one on the right. There is a white fabric label sewn to center back interior neckline. The label reads [ABBEY / BRAND / 12 / SEE REVERSE FOR CARE INSTRUCTIONS] in black text. There is a line drawing of an abbey on the proper right side of the brand label. Below the white fabric label is a 3” hanging loop made from self-fabric. All interior seams are machine overcast stitched and the arm’s eye seams are bound in self-fabric.
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
label: Topic
content: Religion
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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: 2007.3.687
objectType: label: Type
content: religious objects
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: cotton polyester blend and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length (collar to hem): 43 in. (109.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 15 3/4 in. (40 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (flat): 17 3/4 in. (45.1 cm)