Costume jacket for Addaperle in The Wiz on Broadway
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Designed by
content: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
label: Worn by
content: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
label: Created by
content: Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: This teal and silver jacket is part of a costume worn by Clarice Taylor as Addaperle in "The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical 'Wizard of Oz'" on Broadway. The long sleeve jacket is made from a synthetic teal fiber with supplemental warps that form a satin stripe. The hemline of the jacket is straight in front, tapering to a longer length in the back, where it comes to a point at the center back. There are several patches of fabric machine sewn in a random pattern to the teal ground using a zigzag stitch. The patches are made of dark blue and dark teal velvet and light green and medium green satin. The cuffs of the jacket are made of a solid teal synthic fiber and close with a snap. Blue and silver rhinestones are stitched at random all over the jacket and cuffs, sometimes with the rhinestones sewn over the patches. Additionally, small silver rhinestone studs are attached to the body of the jacket. A silver sequin star is sewn on the outer side of the proper left cuff and on the left sleeve, but there are no stars on the right sleeve. Five (5) silver sequin stars are sewn on the front sides of the jacket and three (3) stars are on the back of the jacket. The jacket closes at the center front neck with a hook-and-eye closure.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, Manhattan, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.10.2
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber, satin, velvet, sequins, rhinestones, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 28 1/2 × 22 3/4 × 14 in. (72.4 × 57.8 × 35.6 cm)