Gray fedora worn by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Arnold Hatters, American, 1926 - 2009
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A gray fedora worn by Cab Calloway. The felt hat is medium gray in color and features a wide, black, ribbon hat band. The hat band terminates in a small bow on the proper left side. Threaded behind the bow is a small, red, gray, black, and white feather. A plastic, pearl ended stick pin has been inserted into the center of the bow. The interior of the crown is lined with a white, satin finished fabric. Stamped in gold at the interior center of the crown is text that reads [Arnold / HATTERS / New York] below a gold stamped illustration of a top hat. The interior headband is black with a leather texture and a gold line around the top edge. It features sets of four diagonal perforations around the entire band and a gold stamp with text that reads [Arnold / HATTERS / NEW YORK]. The text is surrounded by a gold flourish frame. At the back of the hat band is a small, white, elastic bow used to adjust the size of the hat band.
place: label: Place made
content: 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: 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: A2015.273.1.8.1
objectType: label: Type
content: fedoras
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: feather and ribbon on felt with leather and textile materials
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 9/16 × 11 7/16 × 13 in. (9 × 29 × 33 cm)