Multicolor wax print shirt and fabric length
date: label: Date
content: ca.1985
name: label: Created by
content: Gonfreville, African, 1921 - 1980
label: Owned by
content: Dr. Robert LaPrince, American, 1945 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A geometric green, black, and tan striped wax print shirt (a) and fabric length (b). The midi-length shirt is made from cotton and features an all-over geometric faux African wax print (possibly a roller print) with black, green, white, red, and tan stripes of varying widths. The black stripes are solid and outlined with thin, solid white stripes. The red, green, and tan stripes contain variations of a dot patterns and diamond motifs. The front of the shirt is composed to three panels of fabric – one central panel and two side panels that create the flair. There is a low standing band collar made from one panel of printed cotton that is self-faced and a layer of interfacing in between both layers of cotton. The shirt secures under the collar with three black metal snaps on a 16” long placket. There are two tapered sleeves, each made from one panel of fabric gathered and sewn into a 2” cuff that is self-faced and has a layer of interfacing in between the cotton layers. Each cuff is made from one panel of fabric and closes with a black metal snap. Below each sleeve is a square gusset that connects the sleeve to the side panel. There are two side seam pockets – one on each side that is self-faced and top stitched with black thread. Black decorative machine embroidery lines the edges of each cuff, the collar, and the front placket. At the bottom of the shirt is a 9” vent on either side. At the bottom of the shirt is a double folded 1” hem that has been sewn into place with black machine stitching. All the inner seams are finished with zig zag machine stitching.
label: Description
content: The fabric length (b) has the same all-over geometric print with red, green, tan, white, black, stripes of various widths. The fabric is a full selvedge width with the edges left unfinished. The brand name [GONFREVILLE] is printed on the selvedge edge in black relief print with three stars after it.
label: Description
content: Also designed by Gonfreville and donated to the Black Fashion Museum Collection by Dr. Robert LaPrince are a Bou Bou and pants in the same fabric (2007.3.662ab).
place: label: Place made
content: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Fashion design
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.3.744ab
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: cotton, interfacing, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: a: shirt
label: Dimensions
content: Length: (a: collar to hem): 50 3/4 in. (128.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Chest (a: flat): 24 in. (61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Length (a: sleeve length): 22 in. (55.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: fabric
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 33 × 44 1/4 in. (83.8 × 112.4 cm)