Pair of gray athletic socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pair of gray athletic socks 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 pair of gray athletic socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The crew length athletic socks are almost entirely gray and feature single black and white rings at the top of the cuff. The legs of the socks have thick ribbing and the heels and toes have been reinforced.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: mid 20th-late 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Type: socks
- Medium: cotton (textile) with synthetic fiber
- Dimensions: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.16a): 12 11/16 × 8 1/4 × 7/16 in. (32.3 × 21 × 1.1 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.16b): 12 11/16 × 7 7/8 × 5/8 in. (32.2 × 20 × 1.6 cm)
- 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: A2015.273.1.1.16ab
- 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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