Fabric fragments from a dress worn by Marian Anderson altered for Denyce Graves
date: label: Date
content: 2009
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Denyce Graves, American, born 1964
notes: label: Description
content: Swatches and fragments of original and alteration fabrics from the dress 2012.49.1 worn by Marian Anderson, then altered and worn by Denyce Graves.
label: Description
content: .1: Swatch of ivory silk matte satin used on the exterior of the altered dress.
label: Description
content: .2: Swatch of medium brown lining material used to stabilize the altered dress.
label: Description
content: .3: Three fragments of pink net with metallic gold floral lace used on the altered dress.
label: Description
content: .4: Three fragments of satin facing from the neck and underarms removed from the original dress.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
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: Textiles and Quilts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly Johnson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.186.1-.4
objectType: label: Type
content: swatches
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: .1: silk satin
label: Medium
content: .2: silk
label: Medium
content: .3: lace
label: Medium
content: .4: silk satin
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1): 6 1/2 × 11 in. (16.5 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.2): 8 1/2 × 16 in. (21.6 × 40.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.3 (largest)): 5 × 5 1/2 in. (12.7 × 14 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.4 (largest)): 1 × 39 in. (2.5 × 99.1 cm)