Collar stays worn by Eugene Allen
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Eugene Allen, American, 1919 - 2010
notes: label: Description
content: Collar stays from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The gold-colored stays each have a pointed end. There are rough areas of wear on the points and near the wider, rounded end.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
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 Charles E. Allen in memory of Eugene Allen & Helene Allen
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.5.1.10ab
objectType: label: Type
content: stays (costume components)
label: Type
content: tuxedoes
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: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 2 1/2 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 0.7 cm)