US Marine Corps officer's mess dress uniform shirt worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr.

Source catalog description

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

A white men's tuxedo shirt (a) worn as part of a US Marine Corps mess uniform by Jesse E. Wrice Jr. as lieutenant colonel with two cuff links (b,c). The shirt has a mandarin collar and the bib and cuffs have a diapered woven design. The shirt buttons at the center front with seven (7) buttons, four of which are round white plastic and three of which are gold metal tuxedo buttons. The cuffs are fastened with one (1) gold metal cuff link each (b,c). There are two (2) manufacturer's labels sewn at the interior center back neck. The top label is white with black text reading "AMERICA'S FINEST / OFFICERS' / PERMANENT PRESS / 65% DACROX POLYESTER - 35% COMBED COTTON / MACHINE WASH MEDIUM - USE NO BLEACH. / TUMBLE DRY MEDIUM - REMOVE IMMEDIATELY / MADE IN THE U.S.A.".

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