Cream knit dress with copper sequins and beading
date: label: Date
content: 1960s - 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A sleeveless, scoop neck, cream, hand knit A-line dress with copper sequins and plastic beading. The dress is composed of one front panel and one back panel that have been sewn together at the sides. Both the neckline and the arm holes feature turned in edges. Nine vertical columns of evenly spaced (one inch apart) applique trim featuring sequins and beads is sewn to the front and back neckline of the dress. The trim is constructed of metallic copper aluminum sequins, plastic seed beads, and short bugle beads that have been applied to sheer black organza fabric and then handstitched in place. Six vertical columns of copper trim are also evenly spaced (three inches apart) at the front and back of the skirt. The bottom hem is finished with a row of single crochet. The dress is unlined and there is no label.
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: 2007.3.616
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 yarn (possibly acrylic), aluminum sequins, plastic beads, trimming, and organza
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Shoulder to hem): 41 in. (104.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (Bust): 17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm)