- 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.




