Light taupe dress with beaded embellishments
date: label: Date
content: ca.1965
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A light taupe shift dress with beaded embellishments. Synthetic (likely nylon) net on the dress's exterior is machine stitched to synthetic organza. The dress has a rounded unfinished neckline and raglan sleeves that end at wrist length. Strings of peals ending in a teardrop jewel are tacked to the top two thirds of the sleeve. The ends of the sleeves have raw edges and are unfished. The body of the dress is embellished with various beads and rhinestones. These embellishments include clusters of seed beads, bugle beads with pearls, strings of pearls ending in a teardrop jewel, sequins, plastic rhinestones and metal sequin leaves in the shape of a flower. The dress has an unfinished raw hem. The top of the center back seam is left unstitched from the neckline to the waistline.
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: 2007.3.615
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 net, synthetic organza, plastic beads, glass beads, plastic rhinestones, metal, and plastic sequins
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 42 × 14 1/2 in. (106.7 × 36.8 cm)