Suit owned by Vernon Reid
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1990
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Vernon Reid, American, born 1958
label: Subject of
content: Living Colour, American, founded 1984
notes: label: Description
content: A bespoke silk suite owned by Vernon Reid. The suit has a green jacket (2021.92.5a) and a pair of green pants (2021.92.5b). The cuffs of the jackets have a single button. The front has a single buttonhole. The interior of the jacket is lined with dark green silk and has two interior pockets. The pants have a tapered elastic waste with belt loops. The pants have two front pockets and a single back pocket.
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 - Fashion and Historical
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Vernon Reid
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.92.5ab
objectType: label: Type
content: suits
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 (fiber), thread, plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.5a): 32 1/2 × 23 × 1 1/2 in. (82.6 × 58.4 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2021.92.5b): 45 3/4 × 15 1/4 × 1/2 in. (116.2 × 38.7 × 1.3 cm)