Paper tuxedo dickey with bowtie for "Waltz of the Stork" in 1982: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A paper tuxedo dickey with bowtie for "Waltz of the Stork" in 1982. The top corners are folded down to create a collar and there are two slits cut below the collar to feed the black synthetic satin bowtie through. The proper left end of the bowtie is slightly longer and has a metal slide adjuster and metal hook at the end. The proper right end of the bowtie is shorter and has a metal ring on the end. [WALTZ / OF THE / STORK] is handwritten on the front of the dickey in large letters with a black marker. The back of the dickey is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca.1982
• Created by: Unidentified
• Written by: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
• Subject of: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
• Type: tuxedoes
• Type: dickeys
• Medium: paper, synthetic satin, and metal
• Dimensions: L x W: 16 1/4 × 10 in. (41.3 × 25.4 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Clothing and dress
• Topic: Costume
• Topic: Costume design
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2007.3.702
• 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
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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