Turquoise sleeveless dress with flower embroidery
date: label: Date
content: ca.1960
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A teal sleeveless ankle length dress with flower embroidery. The dress is made of silk synthetic satin, it is fitted at the natural waist and flairs out at the knees. The dress has a wide rounded neckline with two thin self-fabric cord straps sewn at the edges. There is a bust dart and two waist darts on each side of the dress. Embroidery is sewn around the neckline with silk embroidery floss. Satin stitch is used for the flowers and leaves while stem stitch is used for the branches. Plastic rhinestone beads are sewn to the centers of the flowers. The neckline at the back of the dress is lower and more deeply curved than at the front. A metal zipper is sewn to the center back of the dress ending at hip level. Two waist darts are placed on either side of the zipper which mirror the construction at the front of the dress. The edge of the interior is self-faced and is lined with white synthetic fabric. A waist tape made of synthetic ribbon is tacked at the darts along the waistline. A metal hook and eye are sewn to the edge of each ribbon where they attach at the center back. Blue synthetic ribbon hanger loops are tacked along the side seams at the waist tape. The hemline of the dress is finished with synthetic turquoise ribbon secured with herringbone hand stitches. The center back and side seams are pressed open at the interior and finished with blue synthetic ribbon.
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: 2007.3.633
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: silk synthetic satin, silk blended embroidery thread, plastic beads, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 53 1/4 × 13 in. (135.3 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 15 in. (38.1 cm)