Suit jacket for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1982
name: label: Created by
content: Brooks-Van Horn Costume Company, Inc., American, 1962 - 1981
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Suit jacket from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The suit is comprised of a jacket (2018.1.2.1.1), pants, (.2), and waistcoat (.3). The jacket is emerald green with two green/white buttons on the front at the waist. There is one standard-style breast pocket at the proper left upper chest. Inside the pocket is a white piece of paper with the handwritten inscription in black marker, [WHITE POCKET / SQUARE]. On either side of the jacket front, below the waist, are two large patch pockets. The jacket has a peaked notch collar and a wide lapel with a white fabric flower pin clipped to the proper left lapel. The jacket has straight, full length sleeves, with three green/white plastic buttons at each cuff. On the verso, the jacket has a band around the waistline and an opening slit in the middle.
label: Description
content: The jacket is lined with a dark gray shiny synthetic fabric. The lining has a cross-hatch pattern with a light and dark diamonds. Inside the proper right side of the jacket is a small pocket. Inside the pocket a piece of twill tape is hand sewn to the lining. Handwritten in black marker on the twill tape is the inscription, [DE SHIELDS / PERSONAL]. There is another small pocket on the proper left of the inner jacket. Attached to this with a safety pin is a dry-cleaners orange tag that reads, [25 / 03].
place: label: Place made
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
label: Topic
content: Television
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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: 2018.1.2.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: suits
label: Type
content: jackets
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: polyester and satin with metal, plastic and Velcro™
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (jacket flat): 32 × 27 in. (81.3 × 68.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: Waist: 36 5/8 in. (93 cm)