Manufactured by
Unidentified
Worn by
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Subject of
Cotton Club, American, 1956 - 1958
Date
1957
Medium
nylon with elastic and thread
Dimensions
H x W x D: 47 1/16 × 17 3/8 × 3/8 in. (119.5 × 44.2 × 0.9 cm)
Description
A pair of gold hose from a costume worn by Cab Calloway at the Miami Beach Cotton Club for a Shakespearian Romeo and Juliet themed routine. The hose has an elastic waistband and feet. The seams are stitched down the back of the leg and over the back of the heel. The waist features an inch thick wide, lacy, elastic waistband. The interior of the hose is mostly unlined except for two rectangular panels that run from the top center of the front of the waistband down the center and from the top center of the back of the waistband down the center.
Place used
Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
Classification
Clothing - Costume
Type
hosiery
Topic
Band (Music)
Clothing and dress
Composers (Musicians)
Conductors (Musicians)
Costume
Dance
Jazz (Music)
Musical Theatre
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
Object number
A2015.273.1.2.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b0ed3718-e888-4158-a2cf-50a6ab08207c

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