Shirt 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 white shirt was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The shirt is made from a synthetic and cotton blend, or all synthetic light-weight white cloth. It has been artificially distressed and stained with dirt, foodstuffs, and other elements so that it appears dingy and old. The shirt has an open neck front with a standard collar, the neck fastening with three (3) self-fabric covered round buttons above a pleated front panel. The full-length sleeves are blousy, with pleats at the shoulder seams and the fitted cuff seams. Each cuff closes with one (1) self-fabric covered round button. There are side vents at each waist. The back of the shirt is pleated along the top where the neck meets the collar. The shirt is machine-sewn with serged finishes on the seams. It is not lined and there are no labels in the shirt.
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: 2015.158.2.2
objectType: label: Type
content: shirts
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 and cotton blend cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 34 × 23 × 14 in. (86.4 × 58.4 × 35.6 cm)