Tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Maria Svatina Corporation, Canadian
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: Maria Svatina hand woven tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The tie is entirely constructed from woven wool. It is primarily red with blue lines of varying widths running lengthwise down the tie. The ends of the tie terminate with loose woven threads that create a short fringe. The tie is hemmed down the center back. Sewn to the back of the tie is a black, rectangular, fabric label with gold embroidered text that reads [HANDWOVEN - TISSÉ À LA MAIN / Maria Svatina / CANADA].
place: label: Place made
content: Montreal, Ontario, Canada, 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: A2015.273.1.1.48
objectType: label: Type
content: neckties
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: wool (textile)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 54 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 3/16 in. (138.4 × 8.2 × 0.4 cm)