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A purple dress with white huck embroidery (a) and a matching shawl (b). The bodice is cross grain with a blue warp and a pink weft and is gathered along the waist and the neck. There is a round neckline bound in bias cut self-fabric. The elbow-length sleeves are one panel of straight grain fabric sewn to itself at the under arm. They are slightly gathered at the top, near the arm’s eye. The front

  • Por Unidentified, Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
  • Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
  • Derechos: CC0