Dress shirt worn by Reverend Ike
date: label: Date
content: late 20th-early 21st century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Etro, Italian, founded 1968
label: Worn by
content: Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, American, 1935 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: A size 39, fuchsia pink, dress shirt designed by Etro and worn by Reverend Ike. The shirt is made from pink cotton. It is plain with a standard collar, a curved hem, and full-length sleeves with French cuffs. The shirt closes at the center front with seven, round, pearl, plastic button fasteners with molded text at the top and bottom of the button fronts that read [ETRO / ETRO]. A spare button is also sewn to the bottom, proper left side of the front placket. Each French cuff folds up and features buttonholes for cufflinks. A brown fabric label is sewn at the interior center below the collar. It has orange and blue embroidered text that reads [ETRO / MILANO] at the center, [MADE IN / ITALY] stitched vertically along one edge, and [39] on the other side. Stitched to the interior of the front placket is a small, white, fabric care tag with printed black text at the top that reads [ETRO SPA / Via Spartaco , 3 / 20135 Milano – Italia] followed by fiber content, washing instructions, and manufacturing location. Vertical text handwritten in black ink on the front, interior, proper left placket reads [7119]. The back of the shirt is plain.
place: label: Place made
content: Milan, Milano, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Preaching
label: Topic
content: Radio
label: Topic
content: Religion
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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 Eula M. Dent Eikerenkoetter (Wife) and Xavier F. Eikerenkoetter (Son)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.60.1
objectType: label: Type
content: dress 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: cotton (textile) and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 33 3/4 × 22 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (85.8 × 56 × 5 cm)