Brown mink stole worn by Dinah Washington

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.

This dark brown mink stole was worn by Dinah Washington. The stole has a straight back, shoulders that fall midway at the upper arm, and two front tails that end below the waist. The stole is lined with a grayish brown silk brocaded in dark brown and blue floral springs. Self-fabric pockets are attached to each interior front near the ends. The name "Dinah" is machine-embroidered in dark brown thread above the pocket on the interior proper right front. A brown label with gold machine lettering is sewn at the interior center back neck with text reading "dein-bacher / of the WALDORF ASTORIA".

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