Gray bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Gray 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 gray, one size fits all bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The satin, pre-tied, light gray, batwing bow tie features an adjustable neck strap that fastens at the back of the neck. The batwing style bow tie has been stitched to the band. Sewn to the interior of the proper right side of the neck strap is a white ribbon with embroidered black text and lines that denotes the neck band lengths. The strap is adjustable from 13 1/2 inches to 17 3/4 inches. Embroidered black text at the top right corner of the ribbon band reads [U.S. PAT. 2125715-22080[—-?]]. Sewn to each end of the neck band is a metal hook and eye. Threaded through the band are the metal strap sliders used to adjust the neck band length.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th-late 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Type: bow ties
- Medium: satin with thread , cotton (textile) and metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 19 1/2 × 5/8 in. (4.5 × 49.5 × 1.6 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: A2015.273.1.1.23
- 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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