Bowler hat and band for Ain't Misbehavin act II costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Created by
content: Capas Headwear, American, founded 1985
label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Bowler hat and hat band from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The bowler hat (.4a) is made from emerald green felt and a shiny fabric border on the upturned edges of the hat. The hatband surrounds the head of that hat and folds over itself to make a flat bow on the proper right. Under the bow are three brown and red feathers. The hatband fabric is the same fabric as the border. The inside of the hat is lined with a shiny fabric material and has an edging of leather. Inscribed in gold lettering on each side of the interior leather band is the manufacture’s name, [CAPAS DESIGN], and type of hat, [DERBY]. The back edge of the leather has a small bow. The top crown inside the hat has the manufacture's label, an illustration of a top hat, gloves, and walking stick.
label: Description
content: The hat band (.4b) is a metal chain of four lines of rhinestones. The metal chain connects with an elastic band. Rhinestones have been glued onto the elastic band in the same pattern as the rest of the hatband. Some of the rhinestones have been lost.
place: label: Place made
content: Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Television
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.1.2.4ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hatbands
label: Type
content: derbies (hats)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: (.4a) wool (textile), felt, polyester, feather and leather;
label: Medium
content: (.4b) elastic with rhinestone , metal and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (4a hat): 11 3/4 × 9 3/4 × 4 1/2 in. (29.8 × 24.8 × 11.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (4b hatband): 11 3/4 × 3/4 in. (29.8 × 1.9 cm)