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Satin clothes hanger owned by Billie Holiday

1950s

United States, North and Central America

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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 floral satin clothes hanger owned by singer Billie Holiday. The hanger features a bright green coated metal hook. The arm of the hanger is thickly padded and covered in satin fabric with a green, pink, and purple floral design. The middle of the hanger, where the hook juts, is tightly wrapped by a green piece of cloth. This hanger accompanies the black and red lace floral cocktail dress (2021.59.3.1) worn by Holiday.

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Catalog reference: 2021.59.3.2

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