Ecru jacket designed by Arthur McGee
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Designed by
content: Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Ecru slubbed silk jacket designed by Arthur McGee. The suit has a wide folded collar and opens at the center front with no closure method. The dolman sleeves are full-length with folded cuffs. The body of the jacket is boxy and falls below the waist. Two (2) large patch pockets are sewn one at each front side waist. The jacket is not lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back shoulders that reads "me and mcgee / for / alba".
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: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.3.72.1
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: silk
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 32 × 23 in. (81.3 × 58.4 cm)