Double breasted taupe suit jacket
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1940
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A double-breasted taupe suit jacket with a rounded single notched collar and long sleeves. The jacket has princess seams and a shaping dart on each side. A self-fabric decorative flap mimicking a pocket continues from the side panel. Three decorative metal buttons with an embossed flower are sewn on the proper right side. Two of the same buttons are sewn on the proper left side (the top button is missing) which align with three bound buttonholes on the proper left side. The bottom of the center front opening has rounded edges. The back of the jacket has a center back seam and a dart at the top of each shoulder. The back princess seams come to a point at the waist and angle downwards, ending at the center back seam. An inverted box pleat is sewn below the convergence of the princess seams. A shaping dart at waist level is sewn to each side. The jacket is lined with light brown silk synthetic blend. The jacket is self-faced along the collar, neckline, and center front opening. The lining is machine sewn to the facing along the neckline and center front opening but is hand sewn along the hem. Shoulder pads are placed between the exterior and lining.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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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: 2007.3.693
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 blend, silk synthetic blend, linen canvas, padding and metal
label: Dimensions
content: Length: (shoulder to hem): 28 in. (71.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width: (shoulder to shoulder): 17 in. (43.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: (flat): 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)