Jacket associated with Marian Anderson's 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert
date: label: Date
content: 1939; modified 1993
name: label: Designed by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Marian Anderson, American, 1897 - 1993
notes: label: Caption
content: The jacket’s original fabric was replaced in 1993 with a different fabric of the same color. The trim and buttons are part of the original garment.
label: Description
content: An orange tailored silk shantung top decorated with beads and sequins worn by Marian Anderson at her Lincoln Memorial Concert in 1939. The jacket's silk material is iridescent with yellow undertones. Down the front of the jacket are 10 covered buttons. The buttons are detailed with gold sequins surrounding turquoise beads and the sleeves are puffed out below the elbow and tapered and tight at the cuff. The edging at the collar, bottom of the jacket, shoulders, outside arms, and cuffs is detailed trim with geometric patterning featuring sequins and small tourquoise beads.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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 - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ginette DePreist in memory of James DePreist
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.27.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
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: silk, metal, thread, sequin
label: Dimensions
content: Form: 26 x 23 x 19 in. (66 x 58.4 x 48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Flat with sleeves): 26 x 15 3/4 in. (66 x 40 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Flat without sleeves): 22 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (57.2 x 40 cm)