Purple and blue floral print dress with purple belt

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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 and blue floral print dress with a purple belt. The dress (a) has a wide round neckline with short sleeves. The sleeves are made of the same panel as the bodice of the dress. A gusset is sewn on each sleeve. The dress has a center front seam and six-and-a-half-inch vertical dart on each side of the center front seam. The vertical darts end at the waist seam. A three-inch diagonal bust dart is sewn to the top of each vertical dart. Four box pleats are sewn below the waist seam on the front of the dress. The back of the neckline is lower. A twelve-inch metal zipper is sewn along the center back seam. Four box pleats are sewn on the back of the dress below the waist seam. A four-inch-long fabric loop made of purple silk satin is sewn to the proper right side of the center back opening.

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