Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1960-mid 1980s
Medium
silk velvet, silk faille, buckram, and rayon petersham ribbon
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 4 × 8 × 9 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (10.2 × 20.3 × 24.1 × 52.1 cm)
Description
A red silk velvet beret. The top of the crown is flat and wide. The sides of the crown taper in slightly inwards at the bottom. The sides of the hat are made from red velvet cut on the bias with a seam at the center back. The thin hat band is made from bias cut velvet with buckram at the hat's interior acting as a stiffener. The inside of the hat is lined in silk faille with the sides of the crown and the brim cut on the bias. The hat has an inner sweatband made of rayon petersham ribbon. Machine stitches are used on both the interior and exterior of the hat for all the seams and the rayon ribbon.
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
berets
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
2007.3.429
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e923805e-6348-40d5-a45b-1fe9b9b5843c

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