Silk handkerchief from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway

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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 handkerchief from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The silk handkerchief is primarily gray with blue-gray edges and design elements. The handkerchief features a square pattern of alternating, ornate fleur-de-lis, stylized lions, griffins, and chimeras printed inside a square border of repeating, small, simple fleur-de-lis. The pattern is reversed on the back. Attached at one corner is a small, navy blue fabric tag with gray embroidered text that reads [ALL SILK / MADE IN ITALY / R.N. 22280]. The back of the tag is plain.

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