Dress worn by Phyllis Diller on <i>Circus of the Stars</i>
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1994
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content: Phyllis Diller wore this red and blue sequined dress with feathered cuffs on <i>Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland</i> in 1994. During <i>Circus of the Stars Goes to Disneyland</i> Phyllis Diller performed with several large pigs, directing them to do tricks and accompanying them in a verse of “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.”
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content: Airing between 1977 and 1994, <i>Circus of the Stars</i> was an annual CBS television special that showcased celebrities performing circus acts. Phyllis Diller appeared on 3 episodes of the program—in 1983, 1985, and 1994. NMAH also has the costume she wore for <i>Circus of the Stars </i> in 1983 (Catalog Number 2003.0289.06).
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label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Humor
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content: Comedians
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content: Circus
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content: Television
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content: Comedy
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Phyllis Diller
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Phyllis Diller
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0289.07
label: accession number
content: 2003.0289
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0289.07
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Dress
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
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content: nylon (overall material)
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content: silk (overall material)
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content: feathers (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
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content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: back: 34 in; 86.36 cm
label: Measurements
content: shoulder: 17 in; 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: sleeves: 22 in; 55.88 cm