Grey tail coat worn by Cab Calloway

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A silvery gray swallow-tailed coat worn by Cab Calloway. The coat is made of a medium weight slubbed twill fabric with silver satin peaked lapels and straight cuffless sleeves. There are two (2) decorative silver satin-covered buttons, one at each outside wrist. The coat does not close in the front, but there are six (6) decorative silver satin-covered buttons, three on each front side. The tails of the coat are rounded on the outside edge with a squared corner at the center vent. There are two (2) decorative silver satin-covered buttons on the back, one at each center seam of the tails. The coat body and sleeves are lined with silver synthetic fabric, while the underside of the tails are self-lined. There are two interior inset pockets, one at each front side breast, lined with a white open weave nylon fabric.

Explore Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ↗