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Grey jacket designed by Arthur McGee

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Designed by

    Arthur McGee, American, 1933 - 2019

    Worn by

    Mary Klein

    Subject of

    Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007

    Description

    Grey wool tweed jacket designed by Arthur McGee. The jacket has an open front, full-length straight sleeves with folded cuffs, and is trapeze cut falling at the natural hip. The collar is folded over and the lapels are straight and extend down the full front to the bottom hem. The jacket does not fasten shut. It is made from a dark grey wool tweed with a light blue grid woven design. There is a deep patch pocket sewn at the proper right front waist. The facing side of the bottom of the sleeves is made from a bronze silk with an all-over printed design of blue polka dots. This fabric is hidden when the cuffs are folded up, being lined in the wool tweed. The folded collar and front lapels are lined in the bronze and blue polka dot silk. The interior of the jacket is fully lined in the bronze and blue polka dot silk, which is seamed around the neck and front sides, but only loosely tacked along the interior bottom hem. There are no labels.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane

    Date

    mid 20th-late 20th century

    Object number

    2007.3.53

    Restrictions & Rights

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

    Type

    jackets

    Medium

    wool and silk

    Dimensions

    H x W (flat): 30 × 25 1/4 in. (76.2 × 64.1 cm)

    Place made

    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    Black Fashion Museum Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Fashion and Historical

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Design
    Fashion
    Fashion design

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd531b24e7f-4eee-4c52-b58a-da04764aa5e9

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2007.3.53

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