- Designed by
- Nicholson, Barbara, American
- Worn by
- Dr. Cole, Johnnetta Betsch, American, born 1936
- Subject of
- Bennett College, American, founded 1873
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- synthetic fiber, elastic, and tassels
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 9 × 10 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (22.9 × 26 × 26.4 cm)
- Description
- A blue and gold soft academic cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across the top. A circular opening at the center of the bottom side of the mortarboard is surrounded by a panel of the blue synthetic fabric and a black, gold, and blue woven tape in a scrollwork pattern, with elastic inside it to secure the cap to the head. Inside. Two gold tassels are looped around a blue button at the center of the top of the cap.
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- caps (headgear)
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Clothing and dress
- Design
- Education
- Fashion design
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Johnnetta Betsch Cole
- Object number
- 2015.209.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




