Pair of white Capezio dance 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 white, Capezio dance shoes worn by Cab Calloway. The exterior upper shoe and tongue are constructed with white leather. The toe boxes are rounded. The shoes are double stitched around the outlines of the toe boxes and have a single seam down the center lines of the heels. The lace guards feature matching punched eyelets that are strung with flat, white, string laces. The heels are constructed from stacked leather held in place with metal nails. The shoes’ soles are constructed from tan leather and have black scuff marks. On the soles, nears both heels, is black, handwritten text that reads [Calloway]. Printed on the white insoles is gold brown text that reads [“ON-STAGE” / CAPEZIO], and, smaller text below reads [THE DANCER’S COBBLER SINCE 1887 / MAN-MADE INNERSOLE & SOCK LINING]. Next to the text is an illustration of a pair of ballet shoes on top of a foot stool. The shoes are lined with white synthetic fabric and leather.
place: label: Place made
content: Fair Lawn, Bergen County, New Jersey, 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: Costume
label: Topic
content: Dance
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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: A2015.273.1.14ab
objectType: label: Type
content: oxfords
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: leather , synthetic fiber and cotton (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.14a): 3 9/16 × 3 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (9 × 9.3 × 28.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.14b): 3 9/16 × 3 11/16 × 11 5/16 in. (9 × 9.3 × 28.7 cm)