- On View
- CAAMA Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Eikerenkoetter, Frederick J. II, American, 1935 - 2009
- Date
- mid 20th-early 21st century
- Medium
- cotton (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 17 1/2 × 16 3/4 × 1/16 in. (44.5 × 42.5 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A pocket square from a suit worn by Reverend Ike. The pocket square is made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton with seamed edges. The pocket square has a large, plain center square with a woven square frame of four thick lines that intersect at each corner. The borders also feature four thick lines that intersect at each corner. In between the two lines is a woven wide band of thin lines that crosshatch at each of the corners.
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- handkerchiefs
- Topic
- Christianity
- Clothing and dress
- Preaching
- Radio
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)
- Object number
- 2020.49.2.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




