White cotton voile pinafore dress with floral embroidery

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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 white cotton voile pinafore dress with floral embroidery. The dress has a loose A-line silhouette and is made from two panels of sheer white cotton voile – one for the front and one for the back. At the proper left is a shoulder seam, which fastens with three metal snaps. The back bib fastens with three additional snaps that fasten along the square neckline. There’s a central 5” long embroidered flower at the chest; the center of which is composed of yellow French knots and the petals are made from white satin stitches. Both are made from synthetic embroidery floss. The pinafore dress is sleeveless and the armscye, neckline, and back bib are embellished with a stem stitch. There’s a 1” hem along the arm holes. At the waist are two triangular pockets, one at each side measuring about 12” long.

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