On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Sears, Roebuck & Co., American, founded 1893
Worn by
Hardiman Casey, Delores Eugenia, American, born 1935
Date
ca. 1935
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
H x W (2012.155.14a): 15 3/4 × 16 9/16 in. (40 × 42 cm)
H x W (2012.155.14b): 2 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (6 × 21.5 cm)
Description
An infant sized coat and bonnet belonging to Delores Eugenia Hardiman. The coat (2012.155.14a) is white with a lace collar. It attaches at the neck with a small metal clasp. The bonnet (2012.155.14b) is made of thin white cotton and has a white ribbon tied into a bow and lace trim around the edges that frame the face.
Place used
Lyles Station, Gibson County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Type
bonnets (hats)
coats
Topic
Children
Clothing and dress
Communities
Families
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lyles Station Historic Preservation Corporation
Object number
2012.155.14ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501fc100e-ecf0-44dd-813b-04cc07e73f98

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