Object Details
- Created by
- Kenzar, Japanese
- Worn by
- Louis J. Beasley, American, 1907 - 2001
- Description
- A navy blue mess dress jacket worn by Army Chaplain Louis J. Beasley. The jacket is double-breasted, with a notched collar and a wide lapel. The black lapel color indicates the branch (Infantry). The jacket has six (6) gold buttons, three on each side, and on each button is the crest of the United States. The cuffs of the jacket are trimmed with two (2) narrow horizontal bars of gold sleeve braid, above which there are scrolled Austrian knots made from four (4) strands of gold sleeve braid.
- The inside of the jacket is lined with navy synthetic fabric. There is a horizontally oriented inset breast pocket at each interior front side.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Louis J. Beasley Family
- mid 20th Century
- Object number
- 2013.205.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- dress uniforms
- Medium
- wool knit, synthetic fiber lining, gold-colored passementerie and metal buttons
- Dimensions
- H x W (Flat): 31 1/2 × 19 in. (80 × 48.3 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Men
- Military
- Religion
- Segregation
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.205.6
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c74ce41-b17b-4564-ae87-5f55b724937e
