- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- ca. 1978
- Medium
- synthetic brocade, synthetic, metallic thread, and plastic
- Dimensions
- L x W: 25 3/4 × 17 in. (65.4 × 43.2 cm)
- Description
- A cream and silver double breasted jacket made with synthetic brocade. The brocade is formed of circles and flowers woven with synthetic cream and metallic thread. The jacket has a notched collar, with an oversized lapel. The fabric used on the collar goes in a different grain starting at the notch. The jacket has long set in sleeves with three plastic decorative buttons sewn at the wrist. The jacket opens at the center front with the proper left side slightly covering the proper right side. Three white plastic buttons and a dart are sewn to each side of the center front opening. The buttons on the proper left side are decorative. The back of the jacket has a center back seam. The inside of the jacket is lined with cream synthetic and faced with brocade along the neckline, center front opening, and hem. A plastic button is sewn to the inside of the jacket at the proper left opening along the facing. Padding is encased between the brocade and lining at the shoulders. The seams on the jacket are machine stitched. The lining is stitched to ends of the sleeves and the jacket’s hem with machine overcast stitches.
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- jackets
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- 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
- Object number
- 2007.3.654
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




