Black bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Black bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Date: mid 20th-late 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
The object in the museum catalogue
A black, one size fits all bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The solid matte black, self-tying, butterfly style bow tie features a neck band that can be adjusted at the back of the neck. Sewn to the interior of the proper right side of the neck strap is a black ribbon with embroidered white text and lines that denotes the neck band lengths. The strap is adjustable from 13 ¾ inches to 16 inches. Sewn to the proper left end of the ribbon is a metal hook and a strap slider that has been threaded through the proper left side of the band used to adjust the neck band length. The tie has flat ends and curves in the middle that form the bow when tied. Stamped text on the hook reads [PAT PEND.].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th-late 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Type: bow ties
- Medium: synthetic fiber and cotton (textile) with thread and metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 1/8 × 34 1/2 × 1/8 in. (5.4 × 87.7 × 0.3 cm)
- Place made: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Band (Music)
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2015.273.1.1.28
- 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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