Light blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Wilbert Rideau, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A light blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The cotton and synthetic fiber blend denim jacket has three-quarter length sleeves, a wingtip collar, and closes at the center front with five (5) metal snaps with a gemetric design stamped on them. There are two (2) diagonal welt pockets, one at each front side waist, and two (2) western patch pockets, onoe at each front side breast, with straight flaps that fasten with one (1) metal snap each. Decorative stitching, mostly in gold with some black thread, is sewn around the welt pockets and along either side of the front opening. The seams are also topstiched throughout. The jacket is not lined and there are no labels.
place: label: Place used
content: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
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 Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.139.6
objectType: label: Type
content: jean 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: cotton and synthetic fiber blend denim with metal snaps
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 25 1/4 × 31 1/2 × 1 in. (64.1 × 80 × 2.5 cm)