Black tailcoat by Carl Davis
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Carl Davis, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black tailcoat by Carl Davis. The coat features a single notched collar with a satin lapel. There is a welted breast pocket on the proper right side lined with black cotton. Three decorate metal buttons are hand sewn on each side of the front opening. Each metal button measures about .75” in diameter and is covered in black silk satin.There are two vertical darts, one on each side that of the jacket opening, measuring about 4.5”. The jacket features set-in sleeves made from two panels of black wool twill that is seamed to itself at the inner and outer arm and three decorative metal buttons covered in black silk satin are handsewn to each sleeve end. The back of the jacket is made from four panels of fabric all machine-sewn together. Two metal covered buttons in black silk satin are sewn to mid back and below the buttons is a 18” long vent that separates the two tails.
label: Description
content: The inside of the jacket is lined with roughly ten pieces of black synthetic plain weave lining. All lining panels are machine sewn to each other and hand sewn to the jacket’s interior. There are two inside double welt pockets, one at each interior, measuring about 6” wide and lined with white cotton. At the interior neck is a thin, black care label that reads [DRY CLEAN ONLY] in gold script. At the proper left pocket is a black brand label that reads [CARL DAVIS] in silver block text, inside the pocket is a cotton label that reads [TAILORED EXCLUSIVELY FOR L. HAMPTON / 1-81 / 3475] in black text.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum 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 the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.788
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
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: wool twill, silk satin, plain weave lining, cotton, and padding
label: Dimensions
content: Length (collar to hem): 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder, flat): 19 1/4 in. (48.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (flat): 21 in. (53.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (flat): 20 in. (50.8 cm)