Men's frock coat, waistcoat, and shirt for theatrical production

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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 men's frock coat, waistcoat, and shirt for a theatrical production. The frock coat (a) is made of dark green synthetic knit. It has a pointed collar which is made of a synthetic pattern weave with wide green stripes. The coat is open in the center front and has an elongated lapel on each side which extends below the waistline. The lapels are made of the green striped fabric on the exterior and dark green knit on the backside. Ten decorative plastic buttons covered in dark green synthetic knit fabric are sewn along the elongated lapels. The long sleeves end in three-and-a-half-inch self-fabric cuffs. The striped, green pattern weave fabric is sewn along the outside of the cuffs. Six decorative buttons matching those sewn along the center front opening are sewn on the proper left cuff. Five buttons are sewn on the proper right cuff, one of the buttons is not covered with fabric.

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