On View
Musical Crossroads Gallery
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
Created by
Machin Shirt Maker Los Angeles, American
Worn by
Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
Date
1972
Medium
nylon with plastic buttons
Dimensions
H x W: 33 3/8 x 61 in. (84.8 x 154.9 cm)
Description
This yellow nylon dress shirt was worn by Charley Pride and tailored for him by Machin. The shirt has a standard collar and full-length sleeves. It closes at the center front with seven (7) round pearlized white plastic buttons. The cuff of each sleeve closes with one (1) of the same buttons. The shirt is not lined. A white fabric label with blue machine-embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back neck that reads "TAILORED ESPECIALLY FOR / CHARLEY PRIDE / Machin / SHIRTMAKER / LOS ANGELES / JULY 1972".
Place made
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
dress shirts
Topic
Clothing and dress
Country (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
Object number
2012.125.55
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587cc52ff-eb32-43a3-af6b-3cae64491ddb

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