Spats for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Spats from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields in the Broadway Revival in 1988. The spats are burgundy colored and each have five disco ball type rhinestone buttons on the outer side. Written on the inner lining of both spats is the inscription, [ANDRE / PERSONAL]. The spats are lined with white linen and have an outer edge of black along the top and bottom. The elastic band on the bottom of each of the spats has failed and is stretched past its usual point.
place: label: Place used
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: 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: 2018.1.2.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: spats
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: cloth, rhinestone, metal and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 9 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (24.8 × 19.7 cm)