Shawl worn by Shirley Verrett

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.

Black and pink shawl. The shawl has an alternating black and pink vertical striped pattern. Within the stripes there is a repeating diagonal grey stripe. The shawl has a collar around the neckline with lapels in the front. There is a slit arm hole on either side of the shawl. There is a white rectangular tag inside the shawl at the back of the neckline. It has black text which reads [STAVRPOULOS / NEW YORK ATHENS]. There are two pieces on either side of the shawl in the front which have black and pink fringe at the bottom.

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