Created by
Sophia
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1960s
Medium
silk, buckram, synthetic silk brocade, velvet, metallic thread, and metal wire
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 4 × 8 × 9 × 21 1/2 in. (10.2 × 20.3 × 22.9 × 54.6 cm)
Description
A printed turban style hat with draping. The crown of the hat is flat and circular. The exterior of the hat is made of blue, yellow, and green abstract printed silk. The silk is draped across the hat at the center front. The drapery across the hat is secured with hand stitches. There are two decorative loops of green velvet hand stitched to the center front of the hat. The interior of the hat is made from buckram blocked in shape. The hat is lined in a light green synthetic silk brocade and secured to the edge of the hat with hand stitches. There is a hidden wire 1.25” from hat’s bottom edge. Braided silver metallic thread is hand stitched to the bottom edge of the hat. Under the metallic thread a green velvet band is stitched to the interior, this is partially visible from the outside. There is a label stitched to the inside of the hat at the center back that reads [AN original BY SOPHIE].
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.
Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
hats
Topic
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Millinery
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
2007.3.423
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bd42b8a1-50b7-4863-8c5e-8a219f5ae984

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