Color block vest by Cross Colours

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 color block vest by Cross Colours. The vest is made of multiple-colored pieces of cotton including red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. The vest has a low V neckline and opens in the center front with four metal buttons. Each button is embossed with the Cross Colours logo. A breast pocket with a flap and metal button is sewn to each side of the center front opening. A small fabric label is stitched at the top of the proper left pocket which reads [CROSS / COLOURS] with the Cross Colours logo. The back of the vest is made of red cotton twill. A large fabric label is sewn to the center back of the vest below the neckline. [Cross / Colours] is written vertically on the sides of the label in black and yellow bordered behind red and green rectangles.

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