Tuxedo pants worn by Eugene Allen
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Allen, Eugene, American, 1919 - 2010
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- wool, satin, thread, metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 42 × 18 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (106.7 × 47 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Tuxedo pants from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The black pants have a satin strip down the outer leg. The pants have four (4) pockets. The front has a zipper and hook and eye closure. [L / H] is engraved on each of the three (3) hooks. Sewn into the interior waistband in white thread on black tabs are Allen’s initials [E A].
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Topic
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Government
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen
- Object number
- 2018.5.1.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions