A purple polka dot blouse with a scarf collar. The blouse is made of synthetic and has a scarf collar. The ends of the collar loop through a gold metal ring that is sewn on the proper left side below the neckline. It has a center front opening with five self-fabric covered metal buttons sewn to the proper left side. A metal snap is sewn above the top button. The blouse has short sleeves with a five-inch bust dart and a ten-inch waist dart on each side of the center front opening. Two waist darts are sewn on the back of the blouse which mirror the waist darts on the front. The blouse has a one-inch machine sewn hem. It is faced around the collar and the center front opening. Purple cotton is sewn along the facing on each side of the center front opening. A fabric label is sewn along the facing of the proper right side of the blouse which reads [Lot / 12-32].
| Date | 1960s |
| Created by | Unidentified |
| Subject of | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007 |
| Medium | synthetic, cotton, and metal |
| Dimensions | Length (shoulder to hem): 22 in. (55.9 cm) |
| Dimensions | Width (shoulder to shoulder): 15 in. (38.1 cm) |
| Dimensions | Waist (flat): 16 in. (40.6 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 | 2007.3.847 |
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