Jacket

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Jacket

Entry/Object ID

2001.11.1a

Description

Silver lamé jacket with purple collar, lapels, and lining. The jacket opens down the center front and secures with 4 silver-toned buttons. The jacket has long tails in the back.

Context

Worn by Roy Nicholson during the 1969 UVM Kake Walk, an annual fundraising performance in which fraternities performed in black face. Roy and his partner were the only performers to wear no makeup that year.

Acquisition

Accession

2001.11

Source or Donor

Nicholson, Roy

Acquisition Method

Gift

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Jacket

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Fabric

Lamé

Material

Polyester

Color

Silver

Made/Created

Date made

1969

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coat, Suit

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Costume, Dance

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Jacket

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Coat

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Costume, Performance

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Main Garments

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Class

Public Entertainment Devices

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

18 in

Length

43 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

University of Vermont

Person or Organization

Nicholson, Roy

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Kake Walk