Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1978-1988. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
The object in the museum catalogue
Cuff links from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields. The head of the cufflink is a gold shaped triangle with a black circular rhinestone in the center. The head connects to a metal mesh chain that ends in a large hole to connect to the cuff link. The head also connects to the post and a toggle closure.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1978-1988
- Created by: Unidentified
- Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946
- Type: cuff links
- Medium: metal and rhinestone
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 1 × 1 1/16 in. (7.9 × 2.5 × 2.7 cm)
- Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Object number: 2018.1.1.5.7ab
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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