Black top hat from Hello Dolly worn by Cab Callaway
date: label: Date
content: 1967-1970
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A black top hat from Hello Dolly worn by Cab Callaway. The top hat is plain black in color and features a black ribbon hat band at the base of the crown. The hat band terminates in a flat bow on the proper left side. The interior of the hat is lined with a black, satin finished fabric. At the top of the interior crown is a gold stamped illustration with faded text above and below. The illustration features two figures standing on a shield. Stamped around the shield are gold illustrations of a heart, an acorn, a strawberry, and an orange. The interior hatband is constructed with faux leather.
place: label: Place used
content: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
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: A2015.273.1.11
objectType: label: Type
content: top hats
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: ribbon on silk (fiber) with textile materials and leather
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 12 3/16 in. (14 × 24.5 × 31 cm)