Tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Reda, American
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A pair of Reda tuxedo trousers from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The tuxedo trousers are solidly black. They have a tab closure with a sewing hook and eye closure at the front center, three black plastic pearl buttons attached to the exterior of the waistband, one dark gray interior waistband button, and a Talon zipper fly. The trousers have pockets at either side of the waist. The black fabric waistband lining and pockets have a woven chevon pattern. Stapled to the interior waistband of the trousers is a pink paper dry cleaning tag.
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: Conductors (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Travel
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: A2015.273.1.1.54.2
objectType: label: Type
content: trousers
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: cloth with metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 41 1/16 × 22 5/16 in. (104.3 × 56.6 cm)