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Designed by:

Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014  Search this

Worn by:

Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011  Search this

Created by:

Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961  Search this

Subject of:

Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007  Search this

Medium:

synthetic fiber, satin, velvet, net, and metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D (On form (a)): 62 1/4 × 27 1/2 × 24 in. (158.1 × 69.9 × 61 cm)

H x W x D (In box (a)): 60 × 22 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (152.4 × 57.8 × 21.6 cm)

L x W x D (from center back bodice with train extended (a)): 71 in. (180.3 cm)

H x W x D (In box (b)): 32 × 22 × 8 in. (81.3 × 55.9 × 20.3 cm)

Waist (at widest point (b)): 34 in. (86.4 cm)

Type:

gowns

Place used:

New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1975

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Costume  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

Object number:

2007.3.10.1ab

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Black Fashion Museum Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Costume

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540575e12-5f1a-402b-9c8d-c32af5c46968

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2007.3.10.1ab