Pair of DD socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: House of Doré Doré, French-Italian, founded 1819
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of House of Doré Doré (DD) black dress socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The calf length tube socks are entirely black. The cuff, heel, and toe are constructed from slightly darker, woven, ribbed fabric. While the leg, foot, and sole are constructed from a black blended with tan fabric that also features very thin ribbing. White text printed on the right sock (A2015.273.1.1.18b) just below the toes reads [Made in France / DD / Medium].
place: label: Place made
content: France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2015.273.1.1.18ab
objectType: label: Type
content: socks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.18a): 16 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 9/16 in. (42.8 × 20 × 1.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.18b): 17 1/2 × 7 11/16 × 1/2 in. (44.5 × 19.5 × 1.2 cm)