On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
Date
1950-2000
Medium
a: wool felt, leather, silk tassel ;
b: metal and rhinestone;
c: metal and rhinestone
Dimensions
H x W x D (a): 6 3/4 × 7 × 7 in. (17.1 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm)
H x W x D (b): 1 1/4 × 3 × 1 in. (3.2 × 7.6 × 2.5 cm)
H x W x D (c): 1/2 × 1 × 3/4 in. (1.3 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)
Description
This cream felt fez hat was worn by a member of the Maryland Order of the Eastern Star. Around the top of the crown are vents in a design of four (4) separate concentric circles. At the center front of the hat is a machine-embroidered patch of a yellow five-pointed star featuring the emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star. Embroidered in light blue thread below the patch are the letters "MD". The interior opening of the fez is lined with a brown leather with a perforated design of repeating diagonal lines. Attached to the hat with three (3) butterfly clutches above the star patch is a metal and clear rhinestone pin (b) reading "OES". A light blue tassel hangs from the top of the crown. A metal and clear rhinestone chain pin (c) is attached at the proper left back side of the hat with two (2) butterfly clutches.
Place used
Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
fezes
Topic
Associations and institutions
Clothing and dress
Freemasonry
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.156.14.8abc
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f999f36d-a9f0-46a2-88f7-acc80c12fd77

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