Pair of Burlington socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Burlington Industries, American, 1923 - 2003
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of size 12-14 Burlington socks from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The brown, knee length, tube socks feature a gold band at the cuff. The legs of the socks are woven with thin ribbing over the shin panel and in step and a basket weave over the back of the calves. Gold text stamped on the sole of the socks reads [Burlington / MAINSTAY TM SUPPORT HOSE / Bam-Lon® 93S STRETCH NYLON / 7% LYCRA® SPANDEX / KING FITS 12-14 / MADE IN U.S.A. STYLE 109]. To the left of the text is a small, square shaped, graphic logo with cross hatching at the center.
place: label: Place made
content: Greensboro, Guildford County, North Carolina, 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: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
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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: A2015.273.1.1.22.2ab
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: nylon and spandex
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.22a): 22 11/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/2 in. (57.7 × 20 × 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.22b): 23 5/16 × 7 3/8 × 11/16 in. (59.2 × 18.7 × 1.7 cm)