Black silk dress with pink and blue flowers

Source catalog description

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 silk twill mid length dress printed with pink and blue flowers. The dress has a wide round neckline with a two inch wide folded collar. The short sleeves have no armscye seam and are made from the same panel of fabric as the bodice of the dress. A gusset is sewn on each sleeve. The dress has a center front seam which starts at the top of the neckline and ends below the bust. Silk velvet cording is sewn below the bustline, a decorative bow is sewn at the center front along the cording. The bust panels are gathered above the silk velvet cording. The dress has a waist seam, the dress is gathered below the waist seam. A center front seam starts below the waist seam and continues to the hemline. A single inverted box pleat is sewn to the center front of the dress below the waist seam.

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