Black blouse with lace trim designed by Jay Smith

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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 black blouse with lace trim designed by Jay Smith. The blouse is made of synthetic organza and a has band collar made of two bands of synthetic lace. The top band of lace is gathered at the bottom. The blouse has a sheer yoke which is broken up into four panels with black synthetic lace inserts. The lace inserts are the same as the lace used on the collar but have added black synthetic trim on the edges. The blouse is made of a double layer of synthetic organza below the yoke. Three inch wide lace trim with scalloped edges is sewn and gathered below the yoke. A pair of princess seams are sewn below the yoke. The blouse has short puff sleeves, the lace trim sewn below the yoke continues onto the top of the sleeves.

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