Trousers 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: These trousers are part of a suit worn by Sherman Hemsley as the character George Jefferson on the television show "The Jeffersons." The rust colored trousers have a tab-front one (1) button closure with a brown plastic button, a zipper fly, and a hidden internal hook-and-eye closure. The trousers have a flat front, with two (2) slant pockets. They are straight-legged, ending in a slight flare, with a strong center crease down the front and back of the legs. The waistband has six (6) belt loops, two in front, two in the center back, and one at each hip. There are two (2) darts at the back waistline, but no back pockets.
label: Description
content: The interior of the trousers, the waistband, interior pocket edges, and crotch are lined with a stiff cream fabric edged with yellow trim. The front panel of the trousers is lined with a white fabric reaching just below the knees. The back panel of the trousers is unlined. The trousers do not have a manufacturer's label, and the trouser measurements are hand-written on the inside of the waistband at the proper left front side and the proper right back side.
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: 2013.145.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
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): 40 1/4 × 16 1/2 × 11 in. (102.2 × 41.9 × 27.9 cm)