- Manufactured by
- Ice Beams International
- Worn by
- Flowers, Vonetta, American, born 1973
- Date
- 2001
- Medium
- ink on synthetic fiber, plastic, thread, and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 66 × 17 1/2 in. (167.6 × 44.5 cm)
- Description
- Team USA bobsledding suit worn by Vonetta Flowers.
- The one-piece suit is red and blue with white details. The hood and upper body portion of the suit are red and the waist, legs, and sleeves are blue. There is a red zipper going down the front of the suit, from the top of the neck down to the waist. On the proper left side of the chest there is a white screen printed “USA”. The blue parts of the sleeves have several white screen-printed stars on them. The proper right sleeve has a white, rectangular embroidered patch above the stars. The patch has a black thread border and black embroidered words which read [American / Skandia]. There is also a logo in two shades of blue on the proper right side of the patch. There is a black elastic hoop on either sleeve at the wrist opening.
- There is a white manufacturer’s label sewn into the suit on the inside at the back of the neck. It has a blue square outline on it. Inside the square there is a blue logo which reads [ICE BEAMS / INTERNATIONAL] followed by a phone number. The reverse side of the labels has a red handwritten series of numbers at the top. There is blue text which reads [HAND WASH COLD, / NO CHLORINE BLEACH / DRY FLAT], with the same information repeated in French. There is also blue text which reads [NAME: / SIZE:]. There is red handwriting next to it which reads [Vonetta / 3M / M]. There is another white label below which has a red, white, and blue American flag and blue text which reads [MADE IN U.S.A.]. There is a thick white striped down the center of the hood, which goes down to the back of the neck, and the face opening of the hood has a thick white border. The legs of the suit are solid blue and have stirrup-like foot straps at the ankle openings.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Type
- sports uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.67.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




