Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Tuxedo pants worn by Eugene Allen
1980s
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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.
Tuxedo pants from a White House butler uniform worn by Eugene Allen. The black pants have a satin strip down the outer leg. The pants have four (4) pockets. The front has a zipper and hook and eye closure. [L / H] is engraved on each of the three (3) hooks. Sewn into the interior waistband in white thread on black tabs are Allen’s initials [E A].
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Catalog reference: 2018.5.1.2
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