Coral satin evening dress with black velveteen bodice

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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 coral satin full length evening dress with a black velveteen bodice. The dress has a wide boatneck collar and long bishop sleeves that are gathered at the top of the shoulders and at the bottom along the cuffs. Black velveteen cuffs are sewn to the bottom of each sleeve, with a four and a half inch slit along sides which closes with a metal snap at each cuff. The bodice of the dress is made of black synthetic velveteen and has drop waist. A center front seam and princess seams are sewn to the bodice along the black velveteen. The sleeves and bottom of the dress are made of coral synthetic satin. The synthetic satin is gathered below the black velveteen along the dropped waistline seam and has an A-line silhouette.

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