Black wool gown with fur trimmed hem worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: early 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Black wool evening dress with a black fur trimmed hem worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress is made from black wool knit and has a scoop neck, full-length fitted sleeves, and a full floor-length skirt that is gathered at the natural waistline. There are black thread loops sewn around the waist for attaching a belt. The bottom of the skirt is trimmed in a 5 1/2 inch band of black fur. The dress closes at the center back with a zipper and one (1) metal hook into a thread loop.
label: Description
content: The bodice of the dress is lined in the black wool knit. The sleeves and skirt are not lined. There are no labels.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Ophelia DeVore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.25.1.1
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: wool knit, fur, and metal fasteners
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 50 x 17 1/2 in. (127 x 44.5 cm)