Ring for The Wiz costume worn by André De Shields
date: label: Date
content: 1975
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Designed by
content: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014
label: Worn by
content: André De Shields, American, born 1946
notes: label: Description
content: Ring from The Wiz costume ensemble worn by André De Shields in the original 1975 Broadway production. The ring is made of rhinestones sewn onto a peice of black felt with an elastic band to create a ring. In the center of the ring is an oval emerald rhinestone. The emerald rhinestone is surrounded by eight circular clear rhinestones.
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: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
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: 2018.1.3.7.2
objectType: label: Type
content: finger rings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and rhinestone on felt with elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (4.4 × 4 × 3 cm)