Cigarette Case, presented to Duke Ellington
date: label: date made
content: 1950-1951
name: label: user
content: Ellington, Duke
label: referenced
content: Horne, Lena
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content: Eckstine, Billy
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content: Calloway, Cab
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content: Jordan, Louis
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content: Jackson, Mahalia
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content: Louis, Joe
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content: Robinson, Jackie
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content: Vaughan, Sarah
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cigarette case was presented to Duke Ellington in 1952. It is made of Sterling silver, engraved on the outside with names and map of United States. The Interior is gold-plated with an engraved spring holder tab. Accessioned with a yellow fleece sleeve with brown thread trim and bearing Marshall Field & Company tag. The engraved names are as follows: Lena Horne, Billy Eckstine, Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Mahalia Jackson, Joe Louis, Nat Cole, Jackie Robinson, and Sarah Vaughan. Previously owned by jazz musician and composer, Duke Ellington. The case is engraved:</P>
label: Description
content: <p>Duke Ellington:<br>For outstanding contribution to world culture and your<br>significant worth to and championship of your race<br>Chicago. January 1952.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Jazz
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Donated by Edward K. and Gaye Ellington in memory of their grandfather "Duke" Ellington
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0148.02
label: accession number
content: 1999.0148
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0148.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Case
label: Object Name
content: case
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/2 in x 6 in x 3 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 15.24 cm x 8.89 cm