Suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as George Jefferson on The Jeffersons
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Designed by
content: Rita Riggs, American, born 1930
label: Designed by
content: Betsey Potter, American
label: Worn by
content: Sherman Alexander Hemsley, American, 1938 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: The Jeffersons, American, 1975 - 1985
label: Designed by
content: Michel Faret, French
label: Designed by
content: Oleg Cassini, American, 1913 - 2006
label: Manufactured by
content: Hathaway Shirt Company, 1853 - 2002
notes: label: Description
content: 2013.145.1: A suit worn by actor Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." .1 = jacket; .2 = trousers; .3 = waistcoat; .4 = shirt; .5ab = tie
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Sitcoms
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.145.1
objectType: label: Type
content: ensembles (costume)
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: Jacket: wool, synthetic fiber, and plastic
label: Medium
content: Trousers: wool, synthetic fiber, and plastic
label: Medium
content: Waistcoat: wool, synthetic fiber, and plastic
label: Medium
content: Shirt: cotton, polyester, and plastic
label: Medium
content: Tie: silk and Velcro™
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.1-.5, on form): 60 × 22 1/2 × 12 in. (152.4 × 57.2 × 30.5 cm)