Jeans worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: 2009-2013
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: Dark blue jeans worn by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana.. The cotton jeans feature stylized back pockets, belt loops, front pockets, button and zipper fly, and an engraved brown leather brand patch. The word “HUNT” is printed vertically in orange ink along the proper left leg. On the inside of the jeans, at the yoke, at two fabric tags – one embroidered with the brand name and logo. The second tag reads: [ 32 / MADE IN CHINA . RN# 125272 / L : 31 / MACHINE WASH / COLD / WITH LIKE COLORS / IN GENTLE CYCLE / TUMBLE DRY LOW / COOL IRON / AS NEEDED / 55% RAMIE / 45% COTTON].
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.17
objectType: label: Type
content: jeans
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on cotton (textile) and ramie
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 40 15/16 × 16 9/16 in. (104 × 42 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 29 1/16 in. (73.8 cm)