Pork pie hat 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: Pork pie hat from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields in the original Broadway production in 1978. The brown felt pork pie hat has a flat brim and a light brown fabric hatband that folds over itself to make a flat bow on the proper right. The inner hatband is made from leather and has a small leather bow at the back top edge.
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
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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: 2018.1.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: pork pie hats
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 (textile), felt, leather and polyester
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 12 × 10 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (30.5 × 27.3 × 8.3 cm)