Yellow striped dress with asymmetrical collar

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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 yellow striped dress with an asymmetrical collar. The dress is made of striped linen and has an asymmetrical V neckline. A wide asymmetrical collar made of cotton textured weave on the bias follows the neckline. Short dolman sleeves are finished with cuffs made of cotton textured weave on the bias. These cuffs are double layered and are folded and tacked at the shoulder and underarm seams. The front of the dress is made of three asymmetrical panels, each of these panels is cut on a different grain including bias, cross, and straight grain. Pockets are set into each of the side seams at hip level. The dress has a center back seam which leads into a fourteen-inch slit. All the seams are finished with machine overcast stitching. The hem is tucked inwards and is finished with hand seed stitches. The dress is unlabeled and unlined.

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