US Marine Corps officer's mess dress uniform shirt worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr.
date: label: Date
content: 1997-2004
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Officer's Equipment Company, founded 1976
label: Worn by
content: Lieutenant Colonel Jesse E. Wrice Jr., American
label: Subject of
content: United States Marine Corps, American, founded 1775
notes: label: Description
content: A white men's tuxedo shirt (a) worn as part of a US Marine Corps mess uniform by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel with two cuff links (b,c). The shirt has a mandarin collar and the bib and cuffs have a diapered woven design. The shirt buttons at the center front with seven (7) buttons, four of which are round white plastic and three of which are gold metal tuxedo buttons. The cuffs are fastened with one (1) gold metal cuff link each (b,c). There are two (2) manufacturer's labels sewn at the interior center back neck. The top label is white with black text reading "AMERICA'S FINEST / OFFICERS' / PERMANENT PRESS / 65% DACROX POLYESTER - 35% COMBED COTTON / MACHINE WASH MEDIUM - USE NO BLEACH. / TUMBLE DRY MEDIUM - REMOVE IMMEDIATELY / MADE IN THE U.S.A.". The bottom label is white with red type that reads "OFFICERS EQUIPMENT COMPANY / GARMENT MFGO. OF / U.S.M.C. APPROVED / MATERIALS FOR STYLE.DESIGN AND QUALITY / TO LIKE ITEM APPROVED / BY U.S.M.C SERIAL 967", with a gold embroidered US Marine Corps insignia on the proper left side. The text "15 1/2 32" is stamped in black ink at the interior center back collar.
label: Description
content: The cuff link (b) on the proper left sleeve is a flat round gold metal.
label: Description
content: The cuff link (c) on the proper right sleeve is an oval with a raised design of a coat of arms.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lt. Col. Jesse E. Wrice, Jr. USMC (ret.)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.201.2.3abc
objectType: label: Type
content: cuff links
label: Type
content: dress shirts
label: Type
content: dress uniforms
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: a: polyester and cotton blend fabric, with metal and plastic buttons;
label: Medium
content: b: metal;
label: Medium
content: c: metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D ((a) on form): 30 3/4 × 25 × 14 in. (78.1 × 63.5 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W ((a) flat): 31 × 18 1/4 in. (78.7 × 46.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 5/8 × 5/8 × 3/4 in. (1.6 × 1.6 × 1.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c): 3/4 × 1/2 × 3/4 in. (1.9 × 1.3 × 1.9 cm)