White bow tie 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.

An ivory white, one size fits all bow tie from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The satin, pre-tied, butterfly bow tie features an adjustable neck strap that fastens at the front of the neck. The bow tie has a smaller bow that nestles inside a larger one. The bow tie has a small piece of matching white fabric that wraps around the bow at the center and is stitched closed at the back, forming the center knot. It is stitched to the band at one end. Sewn to each end of the neck band is a metal hook and eye. Threaded through the band is a metal strap slider used to adjust the neck band length.

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