- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- after 1970
- Medium
- cotton (textile)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 1/2 × 10 5/8 × 1/8 in. (26.7 × 27 × 0.3 cm)
- Description
- A washcloth from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The solidly orange washcloth is constructed from terry cloth cotton. It is square in shape with rounded corners and has a decorative band woven across the top and bottom edges.
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- towels
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Health
- 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
- A2015.273.1.1.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




