Music case used by Frank Derrick of the Cab Calloway band
date: label: Date
content: 1970-1994
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Frank Derrick, American, born 1950
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
label: Subject of
content: FedEx Corporation, American, founded 1971
label: Subject of
content: British Airways, British, founded 1974
label: Subject of
content: Continental Airlines, American, 1937 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Norwegian Cruise Line, American, founded 1966
label: Subject of
content: UltrAir, American, 1992 - 1994
notes: label: Caption
content: Frank Derrick, who used this case, toured as a drummer with Cab Calloway for ten years.
label: Description
content: An instrument case used by Frank Derrick and owned by Cab Calloway. The plasticized case is black matte, rectangular in shape, and has two, black nylon straps attached to each end of the case and reinforced with black metal studs. The case has a lid that is completely removable. The case itself also features a black, plastic, luggage handle attached to the long end of one side. Adhered above the handle is a Continental Airlines tag with fillable address lines printed below. The address lines are filled in with handwritten black text that includes a name and address for [FRANK DERRICK]. Also adhered near the handle is a white, adhesive, airline barcode label and below is the residue for another, peeled off adhesive label. Attached to the handle are two luggage tags: one for Norwegian Cruise Line with Cab Calloway’s name and address handwritten on the back, and the other, Ultra Air from JFK airport for flight number 122 and dated 1/9/93. Each edge of the case and lid is reinforced and held in place with metal studs. The top corners of the lid and the bottom corners of the case are also reinforced with metal. The nylon straps secure the lid to the base and have a metal buckles to adjust the straps. One of the straps has a metal piece on the end to guide through the buckles. The other strap has a frayed end. The straps are attached to the case with leather pieces held in place with metal studs. The interior of the case is plain. Adhered to the top of the lid is a white, plastic, pocket shipping label that has been partially torn off. Adhered above the shipping label is a white Federal Express economy shipping label with a white British Airways Security label plastered over it.
place: label: Place used
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: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Conductors (Musicians)
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: Musical Instruments
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: A2015.273.1.10ab
objectType: label: Type
content: cases (containers)
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 with cloth , leather , metal , nylon , string (fiber product) , paper (fiber product) and pressure-sensitive tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall): 8 3/4 × 17 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (22.3 × 44.3 × 37.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.10a): 8 × 16 1/4 × 13 1/16 in. (20.3 × 41.2 × 33.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.10b): 7 9/16 × 17 7/16 × 14 5/8 in. (19.2 × 44.3 × 37.2 cm)