Pajama set for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Created by
content: Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
label: Designed by
content: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Pajama set from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. A matching set of white silk pajamas with suede red hearts machine sewn onto both the top and bottoms. The pajama top (1a) has six plastic clear buttons. The hearts are only on the chest and back of the top, not the arms. Under the collar is the manufacturer's label, white with gold lettering that reads, [Grace Costumes / New York]. The pajama bottoms, (1b) are wide legged with hand raised hem. They have an elastic waistband that has become extremely worn and no longer functions. Some of the hearts on the bottoms have become worn and have areas of loss. There is staining throughout the top and bottoms.
place: label: Place made
content: 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: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
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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: 2018.1.3.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: pajamas
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: polyester and suede with thread, twill, elastic plastic and Velcro™
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.1a top flat arms outstretched): 31 1/8 × 61 1/8 in. (79.1 × 155.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (. 1b bottom flat): 43 × 24 1/2 in. (109.2 × 62.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Inseam: 29 in. (73.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm)