Dress shirt worn by Reverend Ike
- On View
- CAAMA Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Manufactured by
- Etro, Italian, founded 1968
- Worn by
- Eikerenkoetter, Frederick J. II, American, 1935 - 2009
- Date
- late 20th-early 21st century
- Medium
- cotton (textile) and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (flat): 33 3/4 × 22 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (85.8 × 56 × 5 cm)
- Description
- A size 39, fuchsia pink, dress shirt designed by Etro and worn by Reverend Ike. The shirt is made from pink cotton. It is plain with a standard collar, a curved hem, and full-length sleeves with French cuffs. The shirt closes at the center front with seven, round, pearl, plastic button fasteners with molded text at the top and bottom of the button fronts that read [ETRO / ETRO]. A spare button is also sewn to the bottom, proper left side of the front placket. Each French cuff folds up and features buttonholes for cufflinks. A brown fabric label is sewn at the interior center below the collar. It has orange and blue embroidered text that reads [ETRO / MILANO] at the center, [MADE IN / ITALY] stitched vertically along one edge, and [39] on the other side. Stitched to the interior of the front placket is a small, white, fabric care tag with printed black text at the top that reads [ETRO SPA / Via Spartaco , 3 / 20135 Milano – Italia] followed by fiber content, washing instructions, and manufacturing location. Vertical text handwritten in black ink on the front, interior, proper left placket reads [7119]. The back of the shirt is plain.
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- dress shirts
- Topic
- Christianity
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- 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
- 2022.60.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.