Purple velvet coat with fur collar and cuffs

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 purple silk velvet coat with a fur collar and cuffs. The fur cuffs and collar are possibly made of chinchilla, the back of the collar is backed with silk velvet. The coat opens in the center font. Two sets of metal snaps are sewn on each side of the center front opening which are below the fur collar. These metal snaps fit with another pair of metal snaps sewn on the edge of the underside of the collar. When the snaps are fitted together the collar transitions into a standing collar which fits closely around the neck. Gathers are sewn along each shoulder seam. The three quarter length sleeves have fur cuffs, they are wider on the outside and narrower along each side seam. Two self fabric buttonhole loops are sewn to the proper right side of the center front opening. Their matching buttons are missing.

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