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Jacket worn by Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Designed by

    Rita Riggs, American, born 1930
    Betsey Potter, American
    Michel Faret, French

    Worn by

    Sherman Alexander Hemsley, American, 1938 - 2012

    Subject of

    The Jeffersons, American, 1975 - 1985

    Description

    This jacket is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." It is a rust colored, single-breasted, single-button suit jacket, with one (1) brown plastic button on the front at the waist. There is one (1) standard-style breast pocket at the proper left upper chest. On either side of the jacket front, below the waist, are two (2) large patch pockets. The jacket has a peaked notch collar and a wide, 5-1/2 inch lapel. The jacket has straight, full length sleeves, with three (3) brown plastic buttons at each cuff. On the verso, the jacket has one (1) center vent.
    The jacket is lined with tan-colored shiny synthetic fabric. Inside the proper right side of the jacket is a small pocket with two (2) different sized brown plastic buttons attached below. Inside the proper left side of the jacket are three (3) pockets at the torso. The top-most pocket has an additional brown plastic button sewn below it. There are four (4) labels inside the jacket, including a hanger loop at the interior center back neck reading "MADE IN FRANCE". Below the hanger loop is a designer's label for Michel Faret along with fiber content, care, and style information. On the interior proper left side above the bottom pocket is a retailer's label, a white fabric tag with black text reading "SY AMBER / EST. 1951 / SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA". A tag on the interior proper right side includes fiber content, care, and style information.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1975

    Object number

    2013.145.1.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    jackets

    Medium

    wool, synthetic fiber, and plastic

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (on form): 30 1/8 × 22 × 11 1/2 in. (76.5 × 55.9 × 29.2 cm)

    Place used

    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Costume

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Clothing and dress
    Costume
    Costume design
    Design
    Sitcoms

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5514dd45d-9209-4e07-b8db-e967b218c75c

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.145.1.1

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