Brown fringed suede jacket worn by Arthur Lee
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2000
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Arthur Lee, American, 1945 - 2006
notes: label: Description
content: This western-style brown fringed suede jacket was worn by Arthur Lee. The single-breasted jacket has full-length sleeves and a standard collar. The front opening is folded and pressed to create a lapel. The jacket closes at the center front with four (4) black plastic buttons. Black leather strips are braided and sewn through the brown suede in a chevron pattern across the front chest and back shoulders. Brown suede fringe hangs from the braided design on the front and back, and is attached at both sleeves around the inset shoulder seam and along the outer sleeve seam. There are two (2) diagonally set welted pockets, one at each front waist. Triangular black fabric patches with white and black triangular beaded designs are sewn at the top and bottom edge of each pocket opening, totaling four (4) triangular patches. Rectangular black fabric patches with a rectangular beaded geometric design in black and white are attached with black braided leather sewn through the brown suede at each shoulder, totaling two (2) rectangular patches. Circular black fabric patches with a circular beaded geometric design in black and white are attached at each outer sleeve near the wrist with black braided leather sewn through the brown suede, totaling two (2) circular patches. There is a third circular patch of the same design and attachment method at the center back shoulders above the fringe.
label: Description
content: The jacket is fully lined in a gold synthetic fabric. There is one (1) interior welted pocket at the proper left breast with the welts made from the tan suede. A black fabric label is sewn at the interior center back neck with a logo in the upper right corner of a green "W" outlined in silver thread and silver embroidered text reading "REAL LEATHER". A size tag is attached to the bottom of the larger label.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Diane Lee in memory of Arthur Taylor Lee
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.41.2
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: suede, leather, glass beads, and plastic buttons
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 34 1/4 × 21 × 13 in. (87 × 53.3 × 33 cm)