Monogrammed coat worn by Reverend Ike
date: label: Date
content: before 1986
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Leighton's, American, 1986
label: Worn by
content: Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, American, 1935 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A burgundy and black Persian lamb coat worn by Reverend Ike. The coat is woven with a cockscomb texture. It has a wide collar with short lapels. The sleeve hems are finished with a roll and each have a single sleeve button. There are six, black, plastic, front buttons with three on either side of the opening at the center. The coat also has two side pockets lined with black velvet. The back of the coat has a fourteen inch back vent at the bottom center back seam. The interior of the coat is lined with silk with an irregular red and black checkerboard pattern. Attached to the undercollar is a small, gold, coat hanging chain. Sewn to the front of the interior left breast pocket is a white silk label with black embroidered text on it that reads [Leighton's / NEW YORK]. Sewn above the left breast pocket are three small, square, embroidered black patches with gold monogram letters that read [I K E].
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: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Preaching
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Religion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.49.3.1
objectType: label: Type
content: coats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool (textile) with silk (textile) and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 40 15/16 × 25 13/16 × 2 5/16 in. (104 × 65.5 × 5.8 cm)