Coat worn by George Clinton
date: label: Date
content: 2008-2009
name: label: Designed by
content: Manuel, Mexican American, born 1933
label: Manufactured by
content: Swarovski, Austrian, founded 1895
label: Worn by
content: George Clinton, American, born 1941
notes: label: Description
content: A floor length coat owned by George Clinton, designed by Manuel. The coat is primarily black wool gabardine with golden lane sunflower appliqué embroidery and aurora borealis Swarovski crystal rhinestones. Each front panel of the coat has four (4) gold and rhinestone stylized sunflowers running from the chest to the bottom edge. Each sleeve has two small stylized sunflowers. A large version of the pattern is repeated on the back at the shoulders, two (2) and the waist, and two (2) on the tails. The coat has two (2) interior lapel pockets, black silk lining, and black plastic buttons at the cuffs. A thick band of gold and rhinestone trim runs along the bottom edge of the coat. Sewn into the interior lapel pocket on the left side of the coat is a black label with gold text that reads [DESIGNED FOR George / Clinton / Manuel]. Adhered over the word [Clinton] is a white fabric label with a barcode and black text that reads [TC 1000378151].
place: label: Place made
content: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Tyrol, Austria, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of George Clinton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.91
objectType: label: Type
content: coats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool (textile) and silk (textile) with metal , rhinestone and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 61 × 25 3/16 in. (155 × 64 cm)