Pants worn by Rosalind Russell in <i>Auntie Mame</i>
date: label: date made
content: ca 1958
name: label: wearer
content: Russell, Rosalind
notes: label: Description
content: Pair of brown sequined pants worn by actress Rosalind Russell as the titular heroine of the 1958 Warner Bros. film <i>Auntie Mame.</i> The cotton pants have an orange and red paisley print and are trimmed all over with beads, sequins and gold applique motifs. The legs of the trousers are tapered at lower edge with zipper openings and the waistline edge is finished with brown binding and CB zipper opening.
label: Description
content: <i>Auntie Mame</i> told the story of a vivacious and unconventional socialite who learns she must raise her orphaned nephew Patrick. Mame loses her fortune and must work to rebuild her life through a variety of odd jobs, all while attempting to broaden Patrick's horizons. Russell originated the role on Broadway before committing it to film, winning an Oscar nomination for the latter.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Motion Pictures
label: Subject
content: Entertainment, Film
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Popular Entertainment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift in memory of Rosalind Russell from Frederick Brisson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0481.04
label: accession number
content: 1979.0481
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0481.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pants
label: Object Type
content: Pants
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (zippers material)