Pocket chains for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Suit pocket chains from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The suit is comprised of a jacket (2018.1.1.1.1), pants, (.2), waistcoat (.3), and two pocket chains (.4 and .5). The pocket chains are gold chain measuring 11 3/4 (.4) and 12 (.5) inches that have a black button snap on each end that snaps into the suit jacket and waistcoat. The end chain of .5 extends past the button while the chain of .4 loops in on itself and is missing the second half of the button closure.
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
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: 2018.1.1.1.4-5
objectType: label: Type
content: chains
label: Type
content: suits
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: metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.4): 11 3/4 × 9/16 in. (29.8 × 1.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.5): 12 × 13/16 in. (30.5 × 2 cm)