Box of spare buttons from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th-late 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Distributed by
content: Swank, Inc., American, founded 1897
label: Owned by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A jewelry presentation box with spare buttons from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The exterior of the box (A2015.273.1.1.5a) is brown with pebble faux leather finish and a brass hinge at the back. The interior has an ivory satin lining and a burgundy velvet tray with four, brown, elastic band holders. Stamped on the on the satin lining is the text [SWANK]. Inside the box are nine buttons and a plastic counter. Five of the button are round, flat pearl buttons (A2015.273.1.1.5b - A2015.273.1.1.5f) with four button holes. Two buttons are round, leather covered, shank buttons (A2015.273.1.1.5g and A2015.273.1.1.5h). There is also a light brown flat button with four button holes (A2015.273.1.1.5i), and a small black button with two button holes (A2015.273.1.1.5j). The plastic counter is tortoise shell (A2015.273.1.1.5k).
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: 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
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: A2015.273.1.1.5a-k
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (fasteners)
label: Type
content: boxes (containers)
label: Type
content: gaming counters
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: A2015.273.1.1.5a: plastic with satin , velvet and metal
label: Medium
content: A2015.273.1.1.5b-f: plastic
label: Medium
content: A2015.273.1.1.5g-h: leather and metal
label: Medium
content: A2015.273.1.1.5i-k: plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5a): 15/16 × 3 1/2 × 2 11/16 in. (2.4 × 8.9 × 6.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5b): 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5c): 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5d): 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5e): 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5f): 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5g): 3/4 × 3/4 × 3/8 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 0.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5h): 3/4 × 3/4 × 5/16 in. (1.9 × 1.9 × 0.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5i): 13/16 × 13/16 × 3/16 in. (2.1 × 2.1 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5j): 11/16 × 11/16 × 1/8 in. (1.8 × 1.8 × 0.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (A2015.273.1.1.5k): 7/8 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (2.2 × 2.2 × 0.2 cm)