Quilted white blouse with beaded embellishment

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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 quilted white blouse with a beaded embellishment. The front of the bodice is made from one panel of white synthetic fabric that is quilted throughout, creating a puffed effect. There are two 9” bust darts (one on each side) and a 1.75” wide standing band collar made from one panel of fabric. At the proper right bust area is a floral embellishment of leaves and stems made of iridescent plastic sequins and outlined by silver glass beads. Each puff sleeve is made from panel of what synthetic fabric, sewn to itself at the inner arm. The sleeves are voluminous at the shoulder and tighten at the upper arm with three vertical darts. Sewn to the waist is a 7.25” wide peplum – one panel for the front and two panels for the back. The back of the bodice is made from two white quilted panels, bisected by a 20.

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