Spool of black thread from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: before 1985
name: label: Manufactured by
content: The American Thread Company, American, 1898 - 1985
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A spool of black thread from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The black cotton thread has been wound on a natural wood spool. The spool features a hole at the center of each of the spool caps. Adhered to one spool cap is a white, circular, adhesive label with a red and white graphic of an encircled, five pointed star at the center. Navy blue text printed around the star graphic reads [AMERICAN THREAD CO.]. The other spool cap is plain with adhesive residue on the surface.
place: label: Place made
content: Willimantic, Windham County, Connecticut, 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
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
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: A2015.273.1.1.13
objectType: label: Type
content: spools
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: thread on wood with ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/16 × 1 7/16 × 1 7/16 in. (5.2 × 3.7 × 3.7 cm)