Waistcoat 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: Designed by
content: Michel Faret, French
label: Worn by
content: Sherman Alexander Hemsley, American, 1938 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: The Jeffersons, American, 1975 - 1985
notes: label: Description
content: This waistcoat is part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." The waistcoat is a single-breasted style with a five (5) button closure, an angled bottom edge and no lapel. The front panel of the waistcoat and the trim at the neckline are made of the same rust colored fabric as the suit jacket and trousers. The five (5) buttons are brown plastic. There are two (2) inset pockets on the front, both lined with a cream fabric, and inside the proper left pocket there is a manufacturer's label. There are two small vents at the side seams.
label: Description
content: The waistcoat interior lining, as well as its entire back panel, both recto and verso, are made from the same tan-colored shiny synthetic fabric as is used in the suit jacket. A designer's label for Michel Faret is attached at the interior center back neck with fiber content, care, and style information. Inside the top of the proper right shoulder there is a square yellow stamp with text reading "THE / WARDROBE WING / 210105-7 38 3 pc".
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
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: 2013.145.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: waistcoats
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: wool, synthetic fiber, and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (on form): 22 × 14 1/4 × 9 1/2 in. (55.9 × 36.2 × 24.1 cm)