Pink and purple caftan style dress with slip worn by Shirley Verrett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pink and purple caftan style dress with slip worn by Shirley Verrett: Date: 1960-1990. Designed by: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990. Owned by: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
Long pink, purple, and yellow printed caftan style dress with purple slip.
The caftan is composed of a sheer chiffon fabric in a white, pink, orange, yellow, blue, and purple in an abstract floral print. It has a boatneck and dolman style cap sleeves. There is a black signature printed onto the fabric as part of the pattern. It appears to start with an “F” but is mostly illegible. There is a hook and eye closure on the back.
The slip underneath has tank top straps and has several layers of lightweight fabric ruffled at the bottom. It is purple. The slip has a zipper on it. On the inside of the slip, along the zipper, there are two white fabric, rectangular tags. The first has black text which reads [STAVROPOULOS / NEW YORK ATHENS]. The second has black text which reads [DRY CLEAN ONLY].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1960-1990
- Designed by: George Peter Stavropoulos, Greek, 1920 - 1990
- Owned by: Shirley Verrett, American, 1931 - 2010
- Type: tunics
- Type: slips (underwear)
- Medium: chiffon
- Dimensions: H x W (.a tunic (width at shoulders)): 55 1/2 × 18 in. (141 × 45.7 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (.b slip (width at straps)): 52 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (133.4 × 24.1 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Costume design
- Topic: Design
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Opera (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2019.88.1.2ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Francesca LoMonaco in memory of Shirley Verrett
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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