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1999.10; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
1999.10; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
Wolf Skin Fur Coat
1999.10; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum
1999.10; Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum

Wolf Skin Fur Coat

Artifact ID1999.10
Object Type Coat
Maker
Date ca. 1975
Medium wolf skin, faux fur, metal, leather, polyester
DimensionsOverall (height measured from collar to hem; width from shoulder to shoulder) H 31 in x W 23 in (78.7 cm x 58.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA coat made of brown, white, and red fur has a heavy black collar and cuffs decorated with brown leather. The interior is lined with black quilted fabric.
Historical NoteThis wolf skin fur coat belonged to President Gerald R. Ford. His friend Jack Kim, an Alaskan furrier, gifted Ford a wolf skin fur coat on November 17, 1974 during a stop in Anchorage, Alaska on his way to Japan and Vladivostok, USSR. Before leaving Vladivostok on November 24, Ford gave the coat to the Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev. Jack Kim gave Ford this coat as a replacement.Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThe general public gifted the item to President Gerald R. Ford during his term in office. President Ford donated it to the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum in 1999.
Credit LineGift of President Gerald R. Ford
National Archives Catalog CollectionGerald R. Ford Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 620931)
National Archives Catalog SeriesArtifacts Relating to the Family of Gerald and Betty Ford (74627970)
Use Restriction Status Unrestricted
Use Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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