Tuxedo jacket 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 size 48 Regular, After Six, Dynasty Collection tuxedo jacket from the travel wardrobe trunk used by Cab Calloway. The gray tuxedo jacket is constructed from a fabric with a plain tweed weave with thin, vertical, light gray and dark gray woven stripes. The jacket has a satin notch lapel with a single breasted, one button front. The jacket has double welted side pockets edged in gray satin, a welted proper left chest pocket, and gray satin front and cuff buttons. The back of the jacket has a straight center seam that terminates in a short split along the center of the bottom hem. The coat is lined with light gray synthetic fabric. The interior has double welted pockets at the proper left and right breasts.

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