Beige single breasted jacket by Jeffrey Banks

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A wool single breasted man’s jacket by Jeffrey Banks. The jacket features a single panel collar with a notched lapel. The underside of the collar is backed with a single panel of wool felt. The jacket closes proper right over left with two round plastic buttons on the jacket right and two corresponding keyhole buttonholes on the proper left. Each side of the jacket has an 8.75” vertical waist dart. There is one welt pocket at the proper left breast and two flap pockets, one at each side of the waist that still have their tacking closure stitches. The sleeves are composed of two panels of beige wool blend fabric that are seamed at the inner and outer arm. Each sleeve end has four round plastic faux tortoise shell decorative buttons sewn to the cuff.

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