Pledge bucket hat from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Solomon, Cheryl Bailey, American, born 1959
- Subject of
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
- Coppin State University, American, founded 1900
- Date
- 1979
- Medium
- synthetic fiber and adhesive on canvas with thread and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 9 1/2 × 11 in. (17.8 × 24.1 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A red, canvas, pledge bucket hat with an off-white band around the base of the crown from Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Adhered to the front of the crown is a white patch with a red design and border. At the top of the crown is an off-white, top button. The patch features eight (8) pyramids of varying size above the word [PYRAMID]. One of the pyramids is large and placed at the top center of the patch. The interior of the hat is red and has a white sweatband with a handwritten inscription in red ink that reads: [PYRAMID [---?] Cheryl].
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Clothing and dress
- Communities
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Sororities
- Women
- Women's organizations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheryl Bailey Solomon
- Object number
- 2015.91.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.