Receipt signed by Fats Waller: Museum Object and Cultural History
Receipt signed by Fats Waller: Date: March 1, 1937. Created by: Unidentified. Signed by: Fats Waller, American, 1904 - 1943.
The object in the museum catalogue
A receipt dated March 1, 1937 for $150.00 signed by Fats Waller. The receipt has pre-printed fields that are filled in with handwriting. A stamp on the right of the front is a circle that has text that reads: [Levitt and Lorentz Accountants].The back of the receipt has a list of numbers crossed out, along with some numbers not crossed out.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: March 1, 1937
- Created by: Unidentified
- Signed by: Fats Waller, American, 1904 - 1943
- Type: receipts
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 2 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (7 x 16.5 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Finance
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Object number: 2011.57.41.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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