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Tuxedo jacket worn by Ray Charles

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Designed by

    Parkview Clothes, American

    Worn by

    Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004

    Description

    Single-breasted tuxedo jacket made of cornflower blue and gold metallic brocade synthetic fiber in a floral vine design worn by Ray Charles while performing at Wrestlemania 2 in New York on August 7, 1986. The jacket is detailed with black moire synthetic fiber on the knotched lapel and on flaps on each front side waist that mimic pockets (there are no exterior pockets). The jacket has full-length straight sleeves with faux slit cuffs and three decorative black plastic buttons at each cuff. The jacket closes at the center front with one black plastic button front closure. It has a double-vented back and rounded corners at each front side opening.
    The black moire fabric continues along the center front opening to the hem. The rest of the jacket is lined in ivory twill synthetic, including full sleeve lining. The underside of the collar is lined in dark blue felt. Each underarm has a triangular sweat pad made of the ivory lining material. There are three interior pockets, one at each interior breast, and one smaller inset pocket at proper left front interior waist. Shoulder pads are attached between the facing and lining fabrics. There is a black nylon tape hanger loop at the center back neck.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    April 7, 1986

    Object number

    2012.64.2

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public Domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    dinner jackets

    Medium

    brocade synthetic fiber, moire synthetic fiber, and plastic buttons

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (On form): 31 × 22 × 12 in. (78.7 × 55.9 × 30.5 cm)

    Place used

    Nassua Veterans Memorial Colliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States, North and Central America

    Place made

    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

    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
    Costume design
    Design
    Rhythm and blues (Music)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd569b4326f-2a1a-44ff-82a9-ced7e4aae6bd

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.64.2

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