Beige silk satin top with buttons

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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 beige silk satin top with buttons. The shirt is made of silk satin and has a low V neckline. It opens in the center front with four metal self-fabric covered buttons sewn on the proper left side. The buttons align with four bound buttonholes on the other side. The short sleeves have a one inch silt along each top seam. A three and a half inch bust dart, and a six-inch waist dart are sewn on each side. The shirt ends at waist level and ends with a two-inch self-fabric waistband. A metal hook is sewn below the bottom buttonhole at the interior which aligns with a thread eye on the other side of the center front opening. A three-inch dart is sewn on each side on the back of the shirt, starting at the shoulder seam.

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