Purple polka dot blouse with scarf 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 purple polka dot blouse with a scarf collar. The blouse is made of synthetic and has a scarf collar. The ends of the collar loop through a gold metal ring that is sewn on the proper left side below the neckline. It has a center front opening with five self-fabric covered metal buttons sewn to the proper left side. A metal snap is sewn above the top button. The blouse has short sleeves with a five-inch bust dart and a ten-inch waist dart on each side of the center front opening. Two waist darts are sewn on the back of the blouse which mirror the waist darts on the front. The blouse has a one-inch machine sewn hem. It is faced around the collar and the center front opening. Purple cotton is sewn along the facing on each side of the center front opening.

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