Cummerbund from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Mel Howard Formal Wear Accessories, American
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A Mel Howard cummerbund from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The patterned, medium gray cummerbund is primarily constructed of gray silk with a cotton backing. The gray silk front panel has four horizontal folds that extend across the waist when worn. The gray fabric has a woven texture with a pattern that includes dark gray dotted lines, accented with small, light pink, eight petal flowers with a dark pink centers. Extending from each end of the cummerbund are two gray, elastic waist straps that attach at the back with a flat hook and eye. Both of the waistband straps have metal strap adjusters. The back of the front panel of the cummerbund is lined with white cotton. Sewn to one side of the lining is a black fabric tag with white embroidered text that reads [Mel Howard / ONE SIZE / FITS ALL / 27-48]. Sewn to the opposite side of the lining is a second black fabric tag with white embroidered text that reads [ALL / SILK]. The back of both tags are blank.
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: Accessories and Personal Effects
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: A2015.273.1.1.42
objectType: label: Type
content: cummerbunds
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: silk (textile) with cloth , metal and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 3/8 × 37 1/2 × 3/8 in. (13.7 × 95.3 × 1 cm)