Cuff link from the travel wardrobe trunk used 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 cuff link from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The cufflink is silver toned with a small, round, cabochon, onyx front face set inside a silver toned cup and insert member. The post and toggle are also silver tone. The toggle has two grooves on one side but is otherwise plain.

Catalog date

mid 20th-late 20th century

Recorded subjects

African American; Band (Music); Clothing and dress; Conductors (Musicians); Costume; Entertainers; Jazz (Music); Ornamentation

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