Pink dress with feather pattern and rhinestones
date: label: Date
content: 1930s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink synthetic silk dress with an all-over damask feather pattern woven into the fabric. Each feather has a line of plastic rhinestones with metal settings punched along the stem. A metal Talon zipper is machine stitched to the proper left of the bodice. A belt band made from the synthetic damask material extends over the zipper on the proper left and has six snaps metal snaps handstitched to the fabric. The corresponding snaps are sewn to the bodice. There is a sweetheart neckline and there’s hand stitching in the bust to keep the pleats in place. There are cap sleeves and shoulder bands sewn to the sleeves. The front bodice is composed of three panels - one for the center bust, and a panel on each side. The skirt is composed of four panels. The center skirt panel extends up to the bodice, The proper left panel has an additional triangular panel sewn on the bottom. There is a second triangular panel sewn to the proper right of the proper left panel, a third additional panel has been sewn to the proper left of the proper right panel. The bottom panels have been sewn with a straight seam and has selvedge edges. The bottom hem is upturned and machine stitched. The back bodice is made from three panels. Once center panel, and one on each side. The back waist band is made from three panels seamed together. The interior of the dress is unlined. There is no label. There is a lingerie guard at each shoulder made from a short length of ribbon with a snap at the end. The corresponding snap is sewn to the interior sleeve. Shoulder pads made from self-fabric are machine stitched to each shoulder and stuffed with (likely wool or cotton) batting. The interior of the skirt is pinked. It is gathered to itself, and machine stitched to the bodice.
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: 2007.3.602
objectType: label: Type
content: dresses
label: Type
content: cocktail dresses
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Synthetic damask, plastic rhinestones, metal, cotton twill, and (likely cotton or wool) batting
label: Dimensions
content: Length (Shoulder to hem): 55 in (139.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 23 in. 58.4 cm