Cummerbund from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: After Six, Inc., American, founded 1903
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: An After Six cummerbund from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The cummerbund is primarily constructed of plain, white satin with a cotton backing. The front has a satin finish with three horizontal folds that extend across the waist when worn. Extending from each end of the cummerbund are two white, elastic waist straps that attach at the back with a flat hook and eye. Both of the waistband straps have silver tone metal strap adjusters. The back of the front panel of the cummerbund is lined with white cotton. Sewn to one side of the lining is a white fabric tag with black embroidered text that reads [after / Six / ONE SIZE / FITS ALL / MADE IN U.S.A.]. The back of the tag is blank.
place: label: Place made
content: 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: Accessories and Personal Effects
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: A2015.273.1.1.41
objectType: label: Type
content: cummerbunds
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 and cotton (textile) cloth, metal and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 5/8 × 35 9/16 × 3/8 in. (11.8 × 90.4 × 1 cm)