White tuxedo shirt
date: label: Date
content: 1960s-1990s
name: label: Created by
content: First Nighter, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A white tuxedo shirt made of blended polyester and cotton. The shirt has a stiffened wing collar with a button at the center. The shirt opens in the center front with six clear plastic buttons sewn to the proper right side which align with buttonholes on the other side. A self-fabric pleated bib is sewn on the front of the shirt ending below the second to bottom button. The long set-in sleeves taper towards the wrists. A five-inch slit is sewn at the bottom of each sleeve with a three-inch cuff. The cuffs open along the same line of the slits with a clear plastic button. The shirt is machine sewn, the bottom of the shirt curves upwards at the side seams. A cotton twill tape loop is sewn to the center back of the collar. A small yoke is sewn to the top of the shirt. A size stamp is on the front of the shirt to the proper left side of the center front opening close to the hem. The label reads [L / 32-33]. A woven fabric label is sewn to the center back interior of the shirt. The label reads ["First Nighter" / FORMALS / NEW YORK]. Manufacturing and care information are listed on the bottom of the tag. The size of the shirt [L / 32 - 33] is listed at the top left corner of the label.
place: label: Place made
content: Korea, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum 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 the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.772
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: polyester cotton blend, plastic, cotton twill tape, and stiffener
label: Dimensions
content: Length (shoulder to hem): 31 1/2 in. (80 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Width (shoulder to shoulder): 19 in. (48.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist (flat): 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm)