Suede wingtip shoes 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: Suede wingtip shoes from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields in the 1988 Broadway Revival. The shoes have green snakeskin on the toe cap, the quarter, and heel cap of the shoe. The toe cap has a design of alternating suede and snakeskin. The heel cap has a design of alternating snakeskin and green leather. The quarter is all green suede. The bottom heel is made of wood with rubber lining on the top and bottom. The shoe laces are a green cotton thread. Written in black marker on the inside of the left shoe (.5a) is [AN] and the rest of the lettering has faded. Written in black marker on the inside of the right shoe (.5b) is [ANDRE]. Both shoes have areas of loss of the snakeskin.
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: 2018.1.2.5ab
objectType: label: Type
content: shoes (footwear)
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: suede, snakeskin, leather, cotton (textile), wood and rubber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 in. (28.6 × 11.4 × 10.2 cm)