Jacket
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Minstrel costume of short jacket of gold brown satin cut inward below revers. Revers, facings and shaped cuffs of ivory moiré. The cuffs and fronts are set with large gold metal buttons decorated with lines of stars separated by stripes. Lined with dark green art silk.
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| Brief description | Costume worn by G H Elliott, from Morris Angel & Sons Ltd |
| Physical description | Minstrel costume of short jacket of gold brown satin cut inward below revers. Revers, facings and shaped cuffs of ivory moiré. The cuffs and fronts are set with large gold metal buttons decorated with lines of stars separated by stripes. Lined with dark green art silk. |
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| Object history | G H Elliott was a blackface performer. 'Black and white minstrels' or 'blackface minstrelsy' originated in the United States around 1830 and was based on racist negative stereotypes of African Americans. White performers used black make-up to blacken their skin. Blackface minstrelsy played a significant role in cementing and proliferating racist attitudes. |
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| Accession number | S.148-1988 |
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| Record created | May 14, 2004 |
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