Object Details
- Description
- A green velveteen hat with a layered design made by Vanilla Beane. The hat is circular with a rounded peak and constructed by layering a strip of fabric over itself in a wrapped design. The base of the fabric is a light green while the pile is a darker green, giving the hat a two-tone appearance. The interior is supported by a molded buckram form to which the exterior of the hat has been sewn.
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Clothing-Fashion
- Date
- 1950-1969
- Object number
- 2013.141.1
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vanilla Beane
- Created by
- Vanilla Beane, American, born 1919
- Topic
- African American
- Black Enterprise
- Business
- Clothing and dress
- Local and regional
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Medium
- velveteen on buckram
- Dimensions
- 5 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 8 1/4 in. (13.3 × 18.4 × 21 cm)
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Type
- hats
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.141.1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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