Museum object · Accessories and Personal Effects
Collar stay from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway
mid 20th-late 20th century
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A metal collar stay from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The tan colored metal stay is a small, thin, flat piece of metal with a rounded edge on one side, and a pointed end with a rounded tip on the other that inserts into the shirt collar tab.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: A2015.273.1.1.11
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