Blue velveteen jacket with embellishments and matching belt

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 blue velveteen jacket with embellishments and a matching belt. The jacket (.1a) is made of synthetic velveteen with a printed blue and green marbled pattern. It has a round neckline and opens in the center front. Synthetic braided cord trim is hand sewn along the edge of the neckline, the edge of the short sleeves, the center front opening and hem. A second band of trim is placed along the neckline, center front opening and hem. Multicolored faceted glass and plastic beads with larger purple glass oblong beads are hand sewn along each side of the center front opening and hem. Teal synthetic velveteen is sewn below the beads. The short sleeves have no armscyes and each have a gusset. A half inch wide band of blue synthetic satin piping is sewn on the back of the neckline and is self faced on the front of the neckline.

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