This black bow tie is similar in appearance to one worn by dancer Thomas "Tom Tom" Evans on the television show "Soul Train" in 1983. The bow tie is made of black polyester satin. The bow is pre-tied. The collar band is adjustable, with a loop closure at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.30.4
A gray, After Six, Dynasty Collection, one size fits all bowtie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The satin, pre-tied, butterfly bow tie features an adjustable gray neck strap that fastens behind the bow tie knot. The bow tie has been…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.55.4
A light gray, After Six, one size fits all bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The satin, pre-tied, butterfly with points bow tie features an adjustable light gray neck strap that fastens behind the bow tie knot. The bow tie has…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.1.55.5
Scrap quilt in bow tie or spool repeating blocks separated by red sashing and yellow posts. The top consists of machine pieced blocks featuring several different printed and woven fabrics, mostly cottons, in various colors and designs. The solid red…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.215.7
Shad Gregory Moss (born March 9, 1987), better known by his stage name Bow Wow (formerly Lil' Bow Wow), is an American rapper and actor. His career began upon being discovered by rapper Snoop Dogg in 1993 at the age of six; five years later, he signed with…
A white bone china bowl from the Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges collaboration, featuring the picnic vignette from Bridges' Harlem Toile de Jouy design. The bowl is part of a four-piece place setting set that also consists of a white dinner plate with basketball…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2022.75.1.3
Bowler hat and hat band from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act II worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The bowler hat (.4a) is made from emerald green felt and a shiny fabric border on the upturned edges of the hat. The hatband…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.2.4ab
Bowler hat from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. The bowler hat is made from dark navy blue felt and a shiny fabric border on the upturned edges of the hat. The hatband surrounds the head…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.1.1.2