Tie tack for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1978-1988
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Tie tack from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields. The tie tack has a blue rhinestone pin head that has a receiving button that is used to attach the two parts of the necktie together or to attach a necktie to a shirt. Surrounding the rhinestone the elliptical shaped metal has a rope pattern and a ridged edge that extends past the rhinestone below. The bottom button attached to a metal chain that ends in a straight bar. The clasp has a small circular knob at the end with a ridged edge surrounding.
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: Jewelry and Adornment
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: 2018.1.1.5.6
objectType: label: Type
content: tie tacks
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 rhinestone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 1 × 5/8 in. (7 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm)