Shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
Shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway: Date: 20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.
The object in the museum catalogue
A shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway. The shoehorn is primarily constructed from black plastic. It has an elongated handle that flares outward into a long, spoon-shaped head. There is a wide, gold tone, metal band connecting the shoehorn to the handle. The shoehorn itself has a smooth surface. The handle features molded fluting on the shaft of the handle where it ends in three molded rings at the top. The handle is slightly wider at the top and tapers inwards towards the gold band.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 20th century
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Owned by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Type: shoehorns
- Medium: plastic and metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 13/16 × 1 11/16 × 9 15/16 in. (2 × 4.3 × 25.2 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Band (Music)
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2015.273.1.20.1
- 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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