- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Magdalene Hendricks Boozé, American, 1902 - 1971
- Date
- August, 1924
- Medium
- silk with glass bead trimming
- Description
- Navy blue silk wedding dress with glass bead detailing. The dress has elbow length sleeves, a loose fitting bodice, and a drop waist. The dress is embroidered with glass beads, done in large roundels scattered across the dress. The neck and sleeve edges also have embroidered designs. There is a matching sash around the waist, fringed with the same beads as the embroidery. There are two snap fasteners at the neckline on the left shoulder.
- Place used
- Petersburg, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- wedding dresses
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Families
- Fashion
- Marriage customs and rites
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robin J. Boozé Miller
- Object number
- 2011.72.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




