Satin clothes hanger owned by Billie Holiday: Museum Object and Cultural History
Satin clothes hanger owned by Billie Holiday: Date: 1950s. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959.
The object in the museum catalogue
A floral satin clothes hanger owned by singer Billie Holiday.
The hanger features a bright green coated metal hook. The arm of the hanger is thickly padded and covered in satin fabric with a green, pink, and purple floral design. The middle of the hanger, where the hook juts, is tightly wrapped by a green piece of cloth. This hanger accompanies the black and red lace floral cocktail dress (2021.59.3.1) worn by Holiday.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1950s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Owned by: Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
- Type: accessories
- Type: harmonicas
- Medium: satin and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 3/16 × 16 1/2 × 2 in. (13.2 × 41.9 × 5.1 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Blues (Music)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Object number: 2021.59.3.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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