Hosiery bag used by Dinah Washington: Museum Object and Cultural History
Hosiery bag used by Dinah Washington: Date: 1940s. Created by: Unidentified. Used by: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963.
The object in the museum catalogue
.1 Pink and black striped hosiery bag owned by Dinah Washington. The bag is faced and lined with pink and black striped synthetic fabric. It folds in half and ties on one long edge with black ribbons. The interior includes six (6) accordion style pockets made from pink synthetic fabric. There are no labels.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1940s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Used by: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
- Type: hosiery
- Type: bags (containers)
- Medium: synthetic fiber and ribbon
- Dimensions: H x W: 7 x 10 1/2 in. (17.8 x 26.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Popular music
- Object number: 2010.63.4.1-.6
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Farris Kimbrough
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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