Leather vest owned by Jim Vance
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2000
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Harley-Davidson, American, founded 1903
label: Owned by
content: Jim Vance, American, 1942 - 2017
notes: label: Description
content: A black leather vest owned by Jim Vance. The vest has a buttoned-down front and a pocket on the front at the bottom, near the waist on each side. The buttons are metal with embossed lettering that reads “H.D. MOTOR CO.” A small metal plate is attached to the vests left breast. It reads “HARLEY-DAVIDSON.” The sides of the jacket below the arm holes is laced with thin back leather straps that are connected the to the vest with metal rivets. The front of the vest has nine (9) patches and twenty-eight (28) buttons. The buttons and patches are from police departments, patriotically themed or from motorcycling gathering and rallies. The back of the vest has thirteen (13) patches. Two large patches are at the center of the back. The top is a winged Harley Davidson logo. Below this is an American eagle themed Harley Davidson logo. The other patches are foreign country flags and motorcycling events and sayings.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Journalism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Recreation
setName: label: See more items in
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 the Estate of James H. Vance, III
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.107.19.2
objectType: label: Type
content: vests (main garments)
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: leather, polyester, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 24 13/16 × 22 7/16 × 3 1/8 in. (63 × 57 × 8 cm)