Jacket with boutonnière from a suit worn by Reverend Ike
date: label: Date
content: 1980-1989
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Brioni, Italian, founded 1945
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II, American, 1935 - 2009
notes: label: Description
content: 2020.49.2.1a: A black pinstripe suit jacket designed by Brioni and worn by Reverend Ike. The double-breasted jacket is black with thin pink pinstripes. It features a proper left breast pocket, two side pockets with flaps, and seven, black, plastic, jacket buttons including two side-by-side at the front middle of the proper right side. Threaded through the buttonhole on the proper left lapel is a pink fabric rose boutonnière (2020.49.2.1b) held in place with a straight pin. The back of the jacket features a 10.5” back vent. The interior lining of the jacket is primarily solid black with woven graphic of a polo player in a repeating pattern above woven text that reads [Brioni]. The sleeves are lined with plain white silk. There are two proper left, and one proper right, interior pockets. Sewn above the proper left interior breast pocket is a black label stitched to the jacket with red thread. The label features red embroidered text that reads [Brioni / EXPRESSLY FOR / San Carlo / PARIS LONDON]. Stitched to the white linen fabric inside of the left interior breast pocket is a white label with black printed text that reads [Tessuto - Fabric Taglia – Size / 000/8517 58/48 R / Cliente – Customer Conf. / Riga – Line / 500/526-8 72815 012 / Modello – Style / TIBERIO 21] on the front and [Composizione – Composition – Nome – Name / 100% WOOL / 100% CUPRO] on the back above cleaning instructions.
label: Description
content: 2020.49.2.1b: A pink fabric rose boutonnière threaded through the buttonhole of a black pinstripe suit jacket (2020.49.2.1a) worn by Reverend Ike. The fabric flower has an olive green plastic base and is a held in place with a straight pin.
place: label: Place made
content: Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Christianity
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
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
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Second Floor, 2 050
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: 2020.49.2.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: blazers
label: Type
content: suits
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: 2020.49.2.1a: wool (textile) , silk (textile) and plastic
label: Medium
content: 2020.49.2.1b: synthetic fiber and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2020.49.2.1a: flat): 33 1/16 × 27 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (84 × 69 × 4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2020.49.2.1b): 2 3/16 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/8 in. (5.5 × 5 × 3.5 cm)