Black blazer worn by Gil Scott-Heron
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Jos. A. Bank, founded 1905
label: Worn by
content: Gil Scott-Heron, American, 1949 - 2011
notes: label: Description
content: A single-breasted black cashmere sport jacket worn by Gil Scott-Heron. The jacket has a notched collar and straight full-length sleeves, with a single vent in the center back. It closes at the center front with two (2) marbled black plastic buttons. The slit cuffs of the sleeves each have four (4) decorative marbled black plastic buttons. There are two (2) inset waist pockets with flap closures and one (1) inset breast pocket at the proper left side. The jacket is fully lined with black synthetic fiber. Shoulder pads are attached between the facing and lining fabric. There are two (2) interior inset breast pockets, one on each side. A manufacturer's tag is sewn on the proper right pocket reading "Jos. A. / BANK / ESTABLISHED 1905". A style and fiber content tag is sewn inside this pocket. An additional manufacturer's tag is sewn at the interior center back neck reading "Jos. A. / BANK / MADE IN MEXICO". A dry cleaner's tag is stapled over the proper right interior pocket opening, and a second dry cleaner's tag is safety pinned to the interior proper right front waist.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Spoken word (Poetry)
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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 Rumal Rackley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.52.2
objectType: label: Type
content: blazers
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: cashmere and synthetic fiber with plastic buttons
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 34 × 19 in. (86.4 × 48.3 cm)