Object Details
- Seinfeld, Jerry
- Description
- On a memorable episode of Seinfeld (NBC, 1989-98), comedian Jerry Seinfeld unwittingly agreed to wear this frilly "pirate shirt" during an appearance on the Today show.
- The popular series, famously described as a show "about nothing," reveled in the absurd situations that emerged from the everyday lives of its four main characters: Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer. The "puffy shirt" episode, originally broadcast September 23, 1993, was written by Seinfeld cocreator Larry David.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.
- 1993
- ID Number
- 2004.0245.01
- accession number
- 2004.0245
- catalog number
- 2004.0245.01
- Object Name
- shirt
- Physical Description
- fabric (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 35 in x 20 in; 88.9 cm x 50.8 cm
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/treasures-american-history
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Clothing & Accessories
- National Treasures exhibit
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Television
- Record ID
- nmah_1287219
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-ba7a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
