- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1950s-1960s
- Medium
- synthetic velveteen, nylon net, synthetic silk, acetate, metal wire, petersham rayon ribbon, and buckram
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 3 1/2 × 7 × 8 × 22 in. (8.9 × 17.8 × 20.3 × 55.9 cm)
- Description
- A cream and rust skull cap made with synthetic velveteen and nylon net. The cap is cream in the center with a wide band of rust velveteen and rust nettings around the perimeter. At the center front of the hat there is a tucked piece of cream synthetic silk. The interior of the hat is lined with pink acetate. A red petersham cotton rayon ribbon is machine stitched along the circumference at the hat’s interior.
- 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
- 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
- 2007.3.535
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




