Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Gold belt with ODV personalized belt plate worn by Ophelia DeVore
early 1950s
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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.
Gold belt worn by Ophelia DeVore made from elastic wrapped in gold thread and faced in layered gold metal bars resembling fish scales when sewn together. The belt has a black plastic rectangular plate with the initials ODV in gold raised lettering oriented diagonally on it. It closes with a pressure clip. There are no labels.
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Catalog reference: 2011.25.1.2