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- Making a Way Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Making a Way Out of No Way
- Manufactured by
- Standard Textile, American, founded 1940
- Worn by
- Dr. Ben Carson, American, born 1951
- Date
- 1984-2012
- Medium
- a: cotton and polyester blend cloth;
- b: cotton and polyester blend cloth, synthetic fiber woven tape
- Dimensions
- H x W (Flat (a)): 31 1/2 × 28 in. (80 × 71.1 cm)
- Chest: 21 1/2 in. (54.6 cm)
- H x W (Flat (b)): 42 1/2 × 22 in. (108 × 55.9 cm)
- Inseam: 29 in. (73.7 cm)
- Description
- These green medical scrubs were worn by Dr. Ben Carson. The shirt (a) is made from a seafoam green cotton and polyester blend fabric. It is a short sleeved, V-neck T-shirt with straight-cut sides. There is a white strip of fabric along the back collar area. The shirt is reversible, with seams finished on both sides. There is one (1) patch pocket on the proper left breast. One (1) additional patch pocket is sewn at the interior proper left breast. When the shirt is reversed this interior pocket becomes the exterior proper left pocket. A very faded manufacturer's label is sewn at the center back collar that reads "standardtextile / SOFTWEAVE / 55% COTTON / 45% POLYESTER" followed by size and care information.
- The pants (b) are made from the same seafoam green cotton and polyester blend fabric. The legs are straight-cut and the pants tie at the waist with woven tape made from a synthetic fiber. The pants are reversible, with seams finished on both sides. There is one (1) patch pocket on the proper left back below the waist. One (1) additional patch pocket is sewn at the interior proper left below the waist. When the pants are reversed this interior pocket becomes the exterior back right pocket. A faded manufacturer's label is sewn at the center back waist that reads "standardtextile / SOFTWEAVE / 55% COTTON / 45% POLYESTER" followed by size and care information.
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Medicine
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., MD
- Object number
- 2012.73.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.