Vest worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave

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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.

This light brown vest was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The vest is made from a heavy weight light brown plain woven synthetic or synthetic and cotton blend fabric. It closes at the center front with six (6) light brown round plastic buttons, though the bottom button is missing. The waist is straight cut. There are two (2) welted pockets on the vest, one at each front side waist. The interior of the vest is fully lined in a light brown synthetic fabric. Illegible and faded text is stamped at the interior proper right back. A white label with a barcode is adhered to the interior proper right shoulder with black text above the barcode reading "WESTERN COSTUME" and a number below it "4005262". Handwritten above the barcode label in black ink is the number "1871" and smudged text "SIZE 40 / #21 WCC".

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