Shoe Boots worn by Phyllis Diller
Shoe Boots worn by Phyllis Diller
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- Description (Brief)
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- These yellow and gold shoe boots were worn with an A-line metallic yellow, brown, and silver dress, yellow gloves, and a cigarette holder with a wooden cigarette by comedian Phyllis Diller. While Diller’s signature prop was a cigarette holder, it only ever held a wooden prop cigarette; she was a lifelong non-smoker.
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- Phyllis Diller is wearing this costume in an image featured on postcards that she gave out to fans when she was traveling. Diller did not sign these postcards, but on the postcards was printed, in her handwriting, “Best Wishes Phyllis Diller.”
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- boots
- Physical Description
- synthetic fiber (overall material)
- leather (overall material)
- elastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 3/4 in x 9 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 17.145 cm x 23.495 cm x 6.985 cm
- ID Number
- 2003.0289.08.03
- accession number
- 2003.0289
- catalog number
- 2003.0289.08.03
- Credit Line
- Gift of Phyllis Diller
- subject
- Humor
- Comedians
- Comedy
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- Phyllis Diller
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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