A cream sequin and beaded top. The exterior of the top is made of knitted wool. It is sleeveless and has a scoop neckline. Plastic sequins are hand stitched to the knit wool and glass cylindrical beads are stitched in scalloped horizontal rows ending at the bust. Past the bust are repeated horizontal rows of swags made of glass cylindrical beads. Each row has two swags with a smaller swag centered in the larger swag. Tassels made of glass cylindrical beads and plastic faux pearls are stitched to the top of each swag and the bottom of the smaller swag. The back has a metal zipper that is hand stitched to cotton twill tape. The interior is lined with cream woven synthetic and it hand stitched to the wool exterior.
| Date | late 1950s-1960s |
| Created by | Unidentified |
| Subject of | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007 |
| Medium | wool, synthetic fiber, cotton, plastic, glass, and metal |
| Dimensions | L x W: 19 × 18 in. (48.3 × 45.7 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane |
| Object number | 2007.3.223 |
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