Off-white oxford shoes worn by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Capezio, American, founded 1887
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of off-white men's oxford shoes worn by Cab Calloway. The uppers are made from off-white leather with a plain oxford vamp and closed lacing. The soles of the shoes are brown leather with a stacked heel. Off-white cotton shoelaces with metal aglets are laced and tied in a bow over the tongue. The off-white insole is stamped with gold text that reads: " 'ON-STAGE' Fashion / by CAPEZIO / NEW YORK CHICAGO HOLLYWOOD / MAN-MADE INNERSOLE & SOCK LINING". On the interior inside of the left shoe (a) and the exterior inside of the right shoe (b) is handwritten text in black ink reading: "9 1/2 B / 7470".
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
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: 2013.237.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: oxfords
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: leather, synthetic fibers, metal, and cotton shoelaces
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Each): 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 11 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 27.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Together): 3 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 11 in. (8.9 × 19.1 × 27.9 cm)