- Manufactured by
- Stanley Korshak, American, founded 1909
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- 1960-1980
- Medium
- cloth and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W: 56 1/4 × 18 7/8 in. (142.8 × 48 cm)
- Description
- This is a patterned dress that Etta Moten Barnett wore in in a photograph by Van der Zee. The long dress has long bell sleeves and a high neckline. It has a thin patterned outer layer and a black lining. The outer layer has a black background with wide horizontal sections of pattern. Each horizontal section is banded at top and bottom by a double line of small blue flowers with a red center, or a double line of small red flowers with a blue center. In between are lines of small white flowers with a red center in a wave pattern and large red flowers with centers scattered throughout. There is a black fabric label sew inside the lining with white text that reads “STANLEY KORSHAK / CHICAGO.”
- Place purchased
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- dresses
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




