Pants worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave
date: label: Date
content: 2013
name: label: Designed by
content: Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015
label: Worn by
content: Chiwetel Ejiofor, British, born 1977
label: Created by
content: Western Costume Company, American, founded 1912
label: Subject of
content: Solomon Northup, American, 1808 - 1875
notes: label: Description
content: This pair of gray-blue fall-front trousers was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The pants are made from a heavy weight synthetic or synthetic and cotton blend plain woven fabric that is light blue in color, but has been heavily distressed to appear a dull light gray. The trousers close at the front waist with three (3) round light brown wooden buttons. The front flap closes with six (6) of the same buttons, leaving only the topmost center waist button visible when closed. There are two (2) welted pockets, one at each front side waist, that are not visible when the front flap is closed. The weft is cut in several places and left to unravel over the loose warp threads. The hems of the full-length pants are also left raw and unraveling.
label: Description
content: The interior back waist band and the pockets are lined in gray synthetic fabric. The rest of the pants are not lined. Six (6) gray plastic buttons are sewn in the interior waistband for fastening suspenders, two (2) at the proper left front, two (2) at the proper right front, and two (2) at the center back. A white barcode with black printed text is adhered to the waist band lining at the interior proper left back that reds "WESTERN COSTUME" above the barcode and "40877607" below. A white paper tag with text handwritten in black ink reading "Solomon" is attached to the back waistband lining below the barcode with a length of bent metal wire that is pierced through the lining.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Western Costume Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.158.2.5
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
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: synthetic fiber, wood and plastic buttons
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 51 × 16 1/2 × 10 1/2 in. (129.5 × 41.9 × 26.7 cm)