Rust silk satin dress with beading and lace

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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 rust silk satin dress with beading and lace. The dress is made of silk satin and has a scoop neckline with long sleeves. The mid-section of the self-fabric sleeves are made of open work cotton lace. An elbow cut out is along the lace, the edge of the cut out is finished with a band of self-fabric silk satin. The cuffs have a vent along the inner side seam and close with a metal snap. The upper arm of the sleeve is embellished with three bunches of glass beads creating cherries or flowers. Clear beads in a geometric pattern are sewn along the top edge of the lace on each sleeve. A self-fabric bib is sewn along the shoulder seams and neckline; the bib continues past the waistline. The bib is embellished along the edges with clear glass beads in a geometric pattern and red and clear glass beads in cherries.

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