- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
- Date
- 20th century
- Medium
- plastic and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 1 15/16 × 1 1/4 × 10 13/16 in. (5 × 3.2 × 27.4 cm)
- Description
- A shoe brush owned by Cab Calloway. The shoe brush is primarily constructed from black plastic. It has an elongated handle that terminates in a thin brush with a rounded head and black bristles. There is a wide, gold tone, metal band connecting the brush to the handle. The handle is roughly J-shaped with the top molded into the shape of a bridled horsehead and neck. There is a gold tone jump ring threaded through the nostrils of the horsehead. Below the horse’s neck are two molded, three-dimensional diamond shapes that terminates just above the gold band.
- Collection title
- The Cabell “Cab” Calloway III Collection
- Classification
- Accessories and Personal Effects
- Type
- shoebrushes
- Topic
- Band (Music)
- Clothing and dress
- Composers (Musicians)
- Conductors (Musicians)
- Dance
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cabella Calloway Langsam
- Object number
- A2015.273.1.20.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




