Vest worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave
date: label: Date
content: 2013
name: label: Designed by
content: Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015
label: Worn by
content: Chiwetel Ejiofor, British, born 1977
label: Created by
content: Western Costume Company, American, founded 1912
label: Subject of
content: Solomon Northup, American, 1808 - 1875
notes: label: Description
content: This light brown vest was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The vest is made from a heavy weight light brown plain woven synthetic or synthetic and cotton blend fabric. It closes at the center front with six (6) light brown round plastic buttons, though the bottom button is missing. The waist is straight cut. There are two (2) welted pockets on the vest, one at each front side waist. The interior of the vest is fully lined in a light brown synthetic fabric. Illegible and faded text is stamped at the interior proper right back. A white label with a barcode is adhered to the interior proper right shoulder with black text above the barcode reading "WESTERN COSTUME" and a number below it "4005262". Handwritten above the barcode label in black ink is the number "1871" and smudged text "SIZE 40 / #21 WCC".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Western Costume Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.158.2.3
objectType: label: Type
content: vests (main garments)
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: synthetic fiber, plastic buttons
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 21 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 11 in. (54.6 × 41.3 × 27.9 cm)