Manufactured by
Bert Pulitzer Company, Inc., American, founded 1975
Worn by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Date
after 1975
Medium
silk (textile)
Dimensions
H x W x D: 58 1/4 × 3 9/16 × 1/8 in. (148 × 9 × 0.3 cm)
Description
A Bert Pulitzer tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The tie is primarily patterned silk with a plum cotton lining. The silk is printed with a red, tan, white, and blue paisley pattern set against a black background. The back of the tie has a hem that runs down the full length. Near the wide end of the tie, stitched to the center, is a white, rectangular, fabric tag with the Bert Pulitzer logo embroidered at the center: a maroon oval frame with the name [BERT PULITZER] in white at the bottom center of the oval frame with a black, stylized letter [P] at the white center of the oval. The maroon oval frame has two thin, black rings around it and there is an [®] symbol just below, to the right. Vertical, black embroidered text on the far left reads [ALL SILK] and [MADE IN U.S.A.] on the far right. Attached to the fabric tag is a plastic price tag fastener.
Place made
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
neckties
Topic
Band (Music)
Clothing and dress
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
A2015.273.1.1.50
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58660d956-7355-4b5a-8700-00a561a4b95b

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