Tuxedo jacket from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1984
name: label: Manufactured by
content: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A size 48 Regular, After Six, Dynasty Collection tuxedo jacket from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The gray tuxedo jacket is constructed from a fabric with a plain tweed weave with thin, vertical, light gray and dark gray woven stripes. The jacket has a satin notch lapel with a single breasted, one button front. The jacket has double welted side pockets edged in gray satin, a welted proper left chest pocket, and gray satin front and cuff buttons. The back of the jacket has a straight center seam that terminates in a short split along the center of the bottom hem. The coat is lined with light gray synthetic fabric. The interior has double welted pockets at the proper left and right breasts. Stitched below the proper left pocket opening is a small, rectangular, black fabric tag embroidered with gold and light gray text that reads [DYNASTY / COLLECTION / TV SERIES] on the left and [for / after / Six®] in gold embroidered text on the right. Adhered to the interior of the interior proper right pocket is a white adhesive label with a black barcode with black printed text printed below that reads [60454747]. Sewn below is a white fabric label with black printed text that reads [48 R / PROFESSIONALLY DRY CLEAN ONLY / LOW MOISTURE / STEAM PRESS / 5027 MADE IN U.S.A.]. A third fabric tag attached just below is white with black printed text that reads [MADE IN U.S.A. / ACTWU / AMALGAMATED CLOTHING & / TEXTILE WORKERS UNION].
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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 - 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: A2015.273.1.1.55.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: tuxedoes
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: satin on cloth with plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 33 1/16 × 27 3/8 in. (84 × 69.5 cm)