Beige and red sheath evening dress with beaded embellishments

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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 and red sheath ankle length evening dress with beaded embellishments. The dress is made of beige silk satin; it has a wide rounded neckline. Three thin red silk satin cord straps are sewn at the edges of the neckline are gathered at the top of the shoulder. A wider silk satin strap is sewn below each strap. A two and a half inch wide band of red silk satin is sewn along the neckline. Another three inch wide band of red silk satin is sewn below the waist. Three bands of beaded embellishments made of glass bugle beads, silver seed beads, and plastic pearl teardrop beads are sewn along the dress. Strands of seed beads ending in a faux pearl bead are along each section of the embellished trim. One band of the trim is sewn along the bottom edge of the red silk satin and the neckline.

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