- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- De Shields, André, American, born 1946
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- metal and rhinestone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (8a top): 15/16 × 7/8 × 3/16 in. (2.4 × 2.2 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W x D (8b bottom): 1 1/16 × 1 × 9/16 in. (2.7 × 2.5 × 1.4 cm)
- Description
- Ring from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. Large circular shaped clear rhinestone in a silver-colored metal frame that had previosly been attached to a silver-colored adjustable metal ring. The ring is now in two seperate peices, the head (8a) and the ring, (.8b).
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Jewelry and Adornment
- Clothing - Costume
- Type
- finger rings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
- Object number
- 2018.1.2.6.8ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




