Suspenders for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1978
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Suspenders from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields in the original 1978 Broadway production. The suspenders have a pattern of red and pink alternating color triangles and light blue, dark blue, and clear rhinestone circles. The pattern has the three layer large traingles facing alternate directions with four circles in between. Each arm of the suspenders has a double button enclosure. There is a peice of white masking tape sewn onto the leather connector between the front and back sections of the suspenders. Handwritten on the masking tape in black ink is [De SHEILDS / I / PERSONAL].
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
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: 2018.1.1.6
objectType: label: Type
content: suspenders (garment supports)
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, leather, metal, thread and rhinestone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 34 1/2 × 9 in. (87.6 × 22.9 cm)