Shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A shoehorn owned by Cab Calloway. The shoehorn is primarily constructed from black plastic. It has an elongated handle that flares outward into a long, spoon-shaped head. There is a wide, gold tone, metal band connecting the shoehorn to the handle. The shoehorn itself has a smooth surface. The handle features molded fluting on the shaft of the handle where it ends in three molded rings at the top. The handle is slightly wider at the top and tapers inwards towards the gold band.
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: 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: A2015.273.1.20.1
objectType: label: Type
content: shoehorns
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: plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13/16 × 1 11/16 × 9 15/16 in. (2 × 4.3 × 25.2 cm)