Green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A green and beige plaid opera coat with ruffles. The coat is made from one whole width of synthetic taffeta with an all-over plaid pattern consisting of olive green, cream, white, and blue. Two panels in total make up the oversized body of the coat - one large panel for the main body and a smaller diagonal panel sewn at the back bottom hem. A continuous 3.25” self-fabric ruffle is gathered and sewn the edge of the front collar, front opening, sleeve ends, and hem. Each sleeve is made from one panel of synthetic taffeta, sewn together at the inner arm. There is no front closure opening. Three panel of peach synthetic plain weave fabric lines the inside of the coat – a large panel for the body of the coat and two smaller diagonal panels for the bottom interior, near the hem. Each sleeve is lined with one panel of self-fabric. There is no label.
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: 2007.3.703
objectType: label: Type
content: coats
label: Type
content: evening coats
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 taffeta, synthetic plain weave
label: Dimensions
content: Length (collar to hem): 61 in. (154.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (sleeve end to sleeve end): 55 1/2 in. (141 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (flat): 31 in. (78.7 cm)