- Designed by
- Beane, Vanilla, American, 1919 - 2022
- Created by
- Bené Millinery, American, founded 1979
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- straw with synthetic fiber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (18.4 × 24.1 × 23.5 × 49.5 cm)
- Description
- Red straw skullcap with a large ruffle flower, made from the same material, on the proper right side. A peach-colored synthetic material with red stitches in a diamond pattern cover the interior of the hat and a red Petersham ribbon lines the interior crown. A white fabric tag reading [Bené Original] is stitched over the red Petersham ribbon at the center back of the hat.
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.403
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




