Silver silk feathered gown worn by Shirley Verrett

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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.

Long silver silk gown with feathers and beads. The off-the-shoulder silver dress is embellished with long, thin black and white striped feathers on the shoulders and around the back of the neckline. At center of the neckline is a beaded circular pattern design composed of small clear and silver beads, clear rhinestones with metal settings, white round beads, and clear cylindrical beads.. The body of the dress consists of several layers of silver silk. There is a zipper down the back of the dress. On the inside of the dress along the zipper there is a rectangular white label with black text that reads [STAVROPOULOS / NEW YORK ATHENS].

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