Object Details
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Worn by
Verdine White, American, born 1951
Subject of
Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
Description
A white collarless men's shirt with full-length sleeves worn by Verdine White, bassist for Earth, Wind & Fire. The shirt is made from a semi-sheer white cotton and has side vents reaching approximately eight (8) inches from the hem. The shirt has a half-length center front closure with four (4) small round pearlized plastic buttons. White embroidery in a leafy vine design is stitched around the placket of the button band, the neck opening, and on the shoulder and sleeve seams. Fifteen (15) irredescent oval-shaped rhinestones are adhered to the shirt at even intervals within the embroidered border of the center front placket. Clear, round faceted rhinestones are adhered to the shirt within the embroidery design on each sleeve seam, with twenty-one (21) rhinestones placed at even intervals on each sleeve. A size tag was previously cut from the interior center back neck.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Costume Designer Bernard G. Jacobs
Date
2004-2013
Object number
2015.147.3.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
shirts
Medium
cotton muslin, cotton thread, rhinestones, and adhesive
Dimensions
H x W (flat): 30 × 1 in. (76.2 × 2.5 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Exhibition
Musical Crossroads
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Clothing and dress
Costume
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.147.3.2