Fuchsia handkerchief from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
date: label: Date
content: before 1962
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Desco, American
label: Worn by
content: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A fuchsia handkerchief from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The fuchsia handkerchief is square in shape and constructed from a plain woven cotton and polyester blend. Adhered to the edge of one side is a silver foil sticker that is roughly rectangular in shape with a triangular tab extending from the center of the bottom edge. Blue text printed on the adhesive label reads [65% DACRON ® POLYESTER • 35% COTTON / PERMANENT PRESS / MACHINE WASHABLE NEEDS NO IRONING] with the brand name, [DESCO], printed in stylized lettering below.
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: A2015.273.1.1.45
objectType: label: Type
content: handkerchiefs
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: polyester and cotton (fiber)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 17 11/16 × 17 5/16 × 1/16 in. (44.9 × 43.9 × 0.1 cm)