Ecru jacket designed by Arthur McGee

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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.

Ecru slubbed silk jacket designed by Arthur McGee. The suit has a wide folded collar and opens at the center front with no closure method. The dolman sleeves are full-length with folded cuffs. The body of the jacket is boxy and falls below the waist. Two (2) large patch pockets are sewn one at each front side waist. The jacket is not lined. A white fabric label with black embroidered text is sewn at the interior center back shoulders that reads "me and mcgee / for / alba".

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