Pink robe worn by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A robe worn by Cab Calloway. The magenta pink robe (A2015.273.1.32a) is full length and features a faux fur collar, and a matching belt (A2015.273.1.32b). Sewn over the proper left breast pocket is a white rectangular patch with the name [C / A / B] printed in magenta pink, embroidered, diagonal, Broadway font letters. The collar is faced with faux white fur. The back of the collar is satin with a printed red and pink floral pattern against a white background. The cuffs have a wide hem. The robe has two belt loops and hanging loop stitched to the back center of the collar. The robe is lined with plain white satin. The belt is magenta pink and is constructed from the same fabric as the robe.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Band (Music)
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
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 - 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: A2015.273.1.32ab
objectType: label: Type
content: bathrobes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: A2015.273.1.32a: silk (textile) and synthetic fiber
label: Medium
content: A2015.273.1.32b: synthetic fiber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.32a): 52 3/16 × 27 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (132.5 × 70 × 6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.32b): 2 5/8 × 72 7/16 × 3/16 in. (6.7 × 184 × 0.4 cm)