- Manufactured by
- Levi Strauss & Co., founded 1853
- Worn by
- Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- late 20th century
- Medium
- cotton denim and cotton flannel with metal buttons
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 27 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 1 in. (69.9 × 85.1 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The jacket has full-length sleeves and closes at the center front with a metal zipper and two (2) metal snaps, one at each end. At each front side waist is a large rectangular patch pocket with a scalloped flap that fastens with one (1) metal button. A welt pocket oriented diagonally is sewn on the top of each patch pocket. The sleeve cuffs are fitted and close with one (1) metal button each. The bottom of the jacket is gathered with a wide elastic band sewn inside the denim, except at the front.
- The jacket, pockets, and the underside of the standard collar are lined in a brown, blue, teal, and cream plaid cotton flannel. A large leather label is sewn at the interior center back below the neck with red printed text that reads "LEVI STRAUSS & CO. / QUALITY CLOTHING" above the company's logo. Handwritten in black ink along the bottom of the label are the words "WILBERT RIDEAU / ANGOLITE". A size tag is sewn to the bottom of the manufacturer's label. An embroidered patch is sewn to the interior proper right front side with a purple and gold butterfly below the words "PERSONAL / DYNAMICS".
- Place used
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- jean jackets
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Justice
- Men
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
- Object number
- 2016.139.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




