Jacket associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert

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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.

An orange tailored silk shantung top decorated with beads and sequins worn by Marian Anderson at her Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939. The jacket's silk material is iridescent with yellow undertones. Down the front of the jacket are 10 covered buttons. The buttons are detailed with gold sequins surrounding turquoise beads and the sleeves are puffed out below the elbow and tapered and tight at the cuff. The edging at the collar, bottom of the jacket, shoulders, outside arms, and cuffs is detailed trim with geometric patterning featuring sequins and small tourquoise beads.

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