Silver silk feathered gown worn by Shirley Verrett
date: label: Date
content: 1960-1990
name: label: Designed by
content: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990
label: Owned by
content: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: Long silver silk gown with feathers and beads.
label: Description
content: The off-the-shoulder silver dress is embellished with long, thin black and white striped feathers on the shoulders and around the back of the neckline. At center of the neckline is a beaded circular pattern design composed of small clear and silver beads, clear rhinestones with metal settings, white round beads, and clear cylindrical beads.. The body of the dress consists of several layers of silver silk. There is a zipper down the back of the dress. On the inside of the dress along the zipper there is a rectangular white label with black text that reads [STAVROPOULOS / NEW YORK ATHENS].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Francesca LoMonaco in memory of Shirley Verrett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2019.88.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: gowns
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silk, feathers, thread, and beads
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (width at shoulder feathers): 57 × 21 in. (144.8 × 53.3 cm)