Baton owned by a Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Baton owned by a Cab Calloway: Date: 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
The object in the museum catalogue
A baton owned by a Cab Calloway. The baton is primarily constructed from white painted wood and has a cork handle. The white painted, wooden baton rod is elongated and tapers to a thin point. Hand printed, black, cursive text near the cork grip reads [~ Cab Calloway ~]. The cork handle is a natural cork color and shaped like an elongated teardrop with a slightly bulbous end that tapers inwards towards the rod.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Owned by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Type: batons (music equipment)
- Medium: ink on wood with cork (bark)
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 11/16 × 26 3/16 × 11/16 in. (1.7 × 66.5 × 1.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Band (Music)
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2015.273.1.5
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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