- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dankworth, Johnny, English, 1927 - 2010
- The Dankworth, Johnny Seven, British, 1950 - 1953
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- ca. 1951
- Medium
- paint on wood with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 1/4 × 1/4 in. (17.8 × 0.7 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- A promotional pencil for the Johnny Dankworth Seven from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The unsharpened graphite pencil has a red, hexagonal body with gold text that reads [Greetings from the Johnny Dankworth Seven] on one side.
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- pencils
- Topic
- Advertising
- Band (Music)
- Communication
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Travel
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.1.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




