Yellow blouse with floral brocade and sheer raglan sleeves
date: label: Date
content: 1970s - 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A yellow cropped chiffon blouse with floral brocade and sheer raglan sleeves. The blouse features a wide neckline bound in one panel of bias-cut yellow chiffon. Both the front and back panel of fabric have been gathered and sewn to the neckline. One panel of yellow synthetic chiffon fabric with pale yellow floral brocade makes up the front of the blouse. Each brocade flower has a gold metallic thread accent. The sheer raglan sleeves are made from the same chiffon material and are gathered and sewn to self-faced cuffs that close with three sets of metal snaps. The hem of the blouse is folded under and handstitched to the lining. The construction of the back of the blouse mirrors the front. Two different types of synthetic material make up the blouse lining, both have been gathered and sewn to the bias-cut neckline. The front and back panels of lining are light yellow, and the side panels are made from a slightly darker yellow synthetic material that have an all over woven geometric pattern. The hem of the blouse lining has been folded once and handstitched to itself. All the seams have been machine stitched together. 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 Musuem 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: 2007.3.647
objectType: label: Type
content: blouses
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 chiffon, brocade, sytnthetic lining, metallic thread, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length (shoulder to hem): 19 in × (48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 15 in. 38.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 22 in. (55.9 cm)