T-Shirt
Object number2019.54.1
Manufacturer
Bella+Canvas
OriginNicaragua
MediumCotton; Applied decoration
Credit LineGift of Black Forge Coffee House
DescriptionBlack, cotton, short-sleeved t-shirt. Shirt has white applied decoration on the front with a ribbed collar and two white tags on the inside with manufacturing information. Applied decoration features company logo and text underneath; logo is a white circle with a stylized "BF" in the center.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (flat): 27.75 x 27.25 x 0.625 in. (70.5 x 69.2 x 1.6 cm)InscriptionsWhite, applied text on front of shirt: "BLACK FORGE / COFFEEHOVSE [sic]".
MarksFirst white tag with manufacturing information on inside of shirt: "CANVAS / BELLA+CANVAS".
Second white tag with manufacturing information on the front and back: "[front] [care instructions and composition information in Spanish and English] / ASSEMBLED IN NICARAGUA / OF US COMPONENTS / XS / [back] [care instructions in French and Spanish]".
Historical NotesT-shirt is part of a collection from the independent, heavy-metal inspired coffee shop, art gallery, and performance space Black Forge Coffee House started by Ashley Corts in Pittsburgh’s Allentown neighborhood in 2015, which expanded later to a include a larger location in McKeesport. Corts found inspiration to open her own coffee shop from the Beehive Coffeehouse and used heavy-metal music to shape the underlying theme and attitude of the place.
Related institution
Black Forge Coffee House
Related person
Ashley Corts
Related institution
Beehive Coffeehouse and Dessertery
(1991 - 2018)
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