Multicolored floral print caftan
date: label: Date
content: 1965-1980
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Loungees, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A multicolored floral print caftan made of printed cotton. Coral, purple, yellow, and brown flowers with green leaves and stems are printed across the fabric. The caftan has a round neckline with a center front seam. A six-and-a-half-inch slit is placed below the neckline along the center front seam. Self-fabric bias seam binding is sewn along the neckline, this transitions into fourteen-inch loop ties on each side of the center front slit. An eleven-and-a-half-inch arm hole is sewn along each side seam. The kaftan slightly tapers inwards at the bottom. The back of the kaftan mirrors the front except for the neckline which is higher. The double folded hem is secured with hand whip stitches. The interior seams are pinked. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back interior below the seam binding. The label reads [Loungees ®] with a care label sewn below including washing instructions.
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: 2007.3.301
objectType: label: Type
content: caftans
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: cotton
label: Dimensions
content: Length: 53 in. (134.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: 48 in. (121.9 cm)