Waistcoat 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 waistcoat 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 a waistcoat (.3). The waistcoat is mainly brown fabric with pink embroidery stitched in a bow and floral pattern. The pink is the same material used in the stripes on the silk shirt, [2018.1.2.2]. The lapel, buttons, and false pocket openings are emerald green. The waistcoat is double breasted with six green cloth covered buttons. On the proper left interior of waistcoat is a manufacture’s label that reads, [BROOKS-VAN HORN / NEW YORK / COSTUMES / NAMES [DE SHEILDS] / SIZE [D8]]. The brackets denote handwritten inscriptions in green marker.
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: 2018.1.2.1.3
objectType: label: Type
content: suits
label: Type
content: waistcoats
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: polyester and satin with metal, plastic and Velcro™
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (waistcoat flat): 22 1/4 × 15 3/4 in. (56.5 × 40 cm)