White bow tie worn by Cab Calloway: Museum Object and Cultural History
White bow tie worn 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
An off-white pre-tied bow tie made from white textured fabric. The thin band has self fabric extending from behind the bow with one end having a white metal hook and the other end attached to a length of white elastic with a white loop on the end and an adjustable white metal slider along the elastic.
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, metal, and elastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D (On form): 3 1/2 × 6 × 5 3/4 in. (8.9 × 15.2 × 14.6 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W x D (Flat): 16 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 3/4 in. (42.2 × 6 × 1.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Conductors (Musicians)
- Topic: Costume
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2013.237.4.4.3
- 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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