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Bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

Catalog Data

Manufactured by:
After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903  Search this
Worn by:
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this
Medium:
satin with thread and metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 1 7/8 × 17 3/4 × 3/4 in. (4.8 × 45.1 × 1.9 cm)
Type:
bow ties
Place made:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1984
Description:
A light gray, After Six, one size fits all bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The satin, pre-tied, butterfly with points bow tie features an adjustable light gray neck strap that fastens behind the bow tie knot. The bow tie has been stitched to the band. The band strap has a silver tone metal strap adjuster and a hook at the end of the strap that clips to an eye just behind the bow tie. Sewn to the tie strap is a white fabric tag with black embroidered text on the front that reads [after / Six® / MADE IN U.S.A.] and is blank on the back.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Band (Music)  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Conductors (Musicians)  Search this
Costume  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Travel  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number:
A2015.273.1.1.55.5
Restrictions & Rights:
No known copyright restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification:
Clothing - Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d90c3cd1-3e89-4862-92eb-a98439f69da5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_A2015.273.1.1.55.5