Blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Levi Strauss & Co., founded 1853
label: Worn by
content: Wilbert Rideau, American, born 1942
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: A blue denim jacket worn by Wilbert Rideau while incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The jacket has full-length sleeves and closes at the center front with a metal zipper and two (2) metal snaps, one at each end. At each front side waist is a large rectangular patch pocket with a scalloped flap that fastens with one (1) metal button. A welt pocket oriented diagonally is sewn on the top of each patch pocket. The sleeve cuffs are fitted and close with one (1) metal button each. The bottom of the jacket is gathered with a wide elastic band sewn inside the denim, except at the front.
label: Description
content: The jacket, pockets, and the underside of the standard collar are lined in a brown, blue, teal, and cream plaid cotton flannel. A large leather label is sewn at the interior center back below the neck with red printed text that reads "LEVI STRAUSS & CO. / QUALITY CLOTHING" above the company's logo. Handwritten in black ink along the bottom of the label are the words "WILBERT RIDEAU / ANGOLITE". A size tag is sewn to the bottom of the manufacturer's label. An embroidered patch is sewn to the interior proper right front side with a purple and gold butterfly below the words "PERSONAL / DYNAMICS".
place: label: Place used
content: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
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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 Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.139.7
objectType: label: Type
content: jean jackets
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 denim and cotton flannel with metal buttons
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 27 1/2 × 33 1/2 × 1 in. (69.9 × 85.1 × 2.5 cm)