Object Details
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Description
- A black silk satin, full-length cape with intricate beadwork on the collar. "James Brown" is also embroidered in the collar. Also included is a black circle button with a plastic silver bead and three small black tassels attached to it. The button was attached to the front, left side of the cape at chest high.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1970-1989
- Object number
- 2008.7.5ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- capes (outerwear)
- Medium
- silk, satin, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W (2008.7.5a): 53 × 42 in. (134.6 × 106.7 cm)
- 2008.7.5b: 4 3/4 × 3 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (12 × 9 × 3 cm)
- See more items in
- 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
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Funk (Music)
- Soul (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2008.7.5ab
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd572151464-9f71-46e6-9a4c-d1fda3ea23fa
