Beaded jacket designed by Henry Leonard and worn by Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole
date: label: Date
content: 2008
name: label: Designed by
content: Henry Leonard, American
label: Worn by
content: Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, American, born 1936
notes: label: Description
content: A v-neck patchwork tunic designed by Henry Leonard and worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The front of the tunic is made from a variety of rectangular strips of upholstery weight fabrics in multiple colors. Both of the front yokes are made from a rainbow-colored Madras style plaid. The full-length bell sleeves are made from a rainbow-colored printed cotton canvas with geometric shapes on top of stripes. The back of the tunic is faced in an upholstery weight fabric of meandering leafy vines in white on a red ground. The neck opening, sleeve seams, and cuffs are all trimmed with multiple pieces of piping in a variety of colors and fabrics, with the neck opening having a panel of piping that is 3 1/2 inches at its widest. Beads in a variety of materials, colors, and shapes, are stranded on black cord and attached at the center front, with the strands getting progressively shorter from the center out. The front of the tunic is lined with a cream, blue, green, and purple abstract printed glazed cotton. The sleeves are not lined, except with the Madras style plaid around the interior of the cuff. The back is not lined, except at the neck with a panel of rust cotton with a white and black animal print design.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
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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 Johnnetta Betsch Cole
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.209.2
objectType: label: Type
content: tunics
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, cotton, synthetic and cotton blend cloth, piping, beads, and cord
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 29 3/4 × 20 in. (75.6 × 50.8 cm)