White suspenders 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 pair of white suspenders worn by Cab Calloway. The suspenders are made of two straps of a white, stretchy, synthetic fabric with silver tone clips on each end to attach to the trousers. The straps of the suspenders are looped through a wide, clear, plastic adjuster at the back. All four straps have a flat metal loop on the ends that are attached to the silver tone clips. The two front straps have silver tone metal adjusters.
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: Costume
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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: 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: A2015.273.1.30.3
objectType: label: Type
content: tuxedoes
label: Type
content: suspenders (garment supports)
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: synthetic fiber with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 35 1/16 × 2 13/16 × 5/16 in. (89 × 7.2 × 0.8 cm)