Cream lace dress with matching belt and broach
date: label: Date
content: ca.1960
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A cream lace dress with a matching belt and broach. The A-line dress is made of a synthetic cream lace (a). It has a rounded neckline with a draped collar that is offset to the proper left and made of cream synthetic satin. The sleeves are three quarter length with cuffs made of the same material as the collar. There is a seam at the natural waistline and a metal zipper on the proper left side. Belt loops made of braided thread are sewn to each side at the waistline. The dress flairs out at the bottom, the hem is slightly folded inwards and secured with machine stitches. The back of the dress mirror's the front in construction but has a higher neckline and a seam at the center back of the collar. The dress has an attached slip made of synthetic satin that is sewn to the dress at the waistline. The slip has small straps and continues down the full length of the dress. The proper left slip strap is made of the fabric’s selvage. Lingerie strap guards are sewn to the sides of the neckline at the interior. The dress has a matching belt (b) and is made of synthetic lace layered over synthetic satin, the same fabric that is used on the dress. A metal buckle covered with fabric on the exterior side is set into one end of the belt. A matching oval broach with rhinestones set into leaf motifs and fake pearls (c) attaches at the collar slightly offset to the proper left. The name [BELLINI] is embossed on the back of the broach at the top.
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: 2007.3.627abc
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: synthetic satin, synthetic lace, metal, synthetic ribbon, and plastic rhinestones
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (a. dress): 45 × 15 in. (114.3 × 38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (b. belt): 34 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (87.6 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (c. broach): 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (4.4 × 3.8 cm)