Cotton handkerchief 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 white handkerchief from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The ivory cotton handkerchief is square in shape and hemmed along the edges. The fabric features a woven pattern of three bands of eight thin lines that cross over at each corner, creating a checkerboard pattern. The pattern is reversed on the back of the handkerchief.

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