Suit jacket for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Suit jacket 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 waistcoat (.3). The jacket is emerald green with two green/white buttons on the front at the waist. There is one standard-style breast pocket at the proper left upper chest. Inside the pocket is a white piece of paper with the handwritten inscription in black marker, [WHITE POCKET / SQUARE]. On either side of the jacket front, below the waist, are two large patch pockets. The jacket has a peaked notch collar and a wide lapel with a white fabric flower pin clipped to the proper left lapel. The jacket has straight, full length sleeves, with three green/white plastic buttons at each cuff. On the verso, the jacket has a band around the waistline and an opening slit in the middle.

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