Maroon dress with gold sequins and beaded fringe designed by Peter Davy

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A maroon dress with gold sequins and beaded fringe designed by Peter Davy. The dress is made of maroon synthetic velvet, it has a single cap sleeve on the proper right side. The neckline is bordered with trim made of gold plastic sequins and gold metallic beads. The same trim is used on the edge of the sleeve, the top embellishment, and hemline. Beaded fringe consisting of gold and clear seed beads with a bugle bead are sewn to the bottom of the sleeve and hem. The proper right side of the dress is sleeveless and has a sweetheart neckline. Padding is placed under the cap sleeve. Three areas of highly concentrated embellishments are sewn along the front of the dress. The embellishments consist of strips of gold sequin trim oriented diagonally. Thin synthetic gold lamé trim is placed throughout the embellishments.

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