Green beret with black ribbon
date: label: Date
content: 1970s-1990s
name: label: Created by
content: Madcaps, American
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: An olive-green beret with a black velveteen ribbon. The body of the hat is made from one piece of blocked wool felt. The top of the crown is flat and circular. The sides of the crown taper slightly inwards at the bottom. A black velveteen ribbon hatband is attached with adhesive. A bow with one loop and two tails is adhered along the velveteen ribbon on the proper right side. The edge of the hat is slightly folded to the interior and secured with machine stitching. A rayon petersham ribbon sweatband is machine stitched to the interior. A black rayon label is placed at the top of the crown at the interior that reads [madcaps®]. Underneath text printed in white reads [WPL 4384 MADE IN U.S.A. 100% WOOL].
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
place: label: Place collected
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.442
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
label: Type
content: berets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool felt, velveteen, and petersham rayon ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 3 1/2 × 9 × 9 × 21 in. (8.9 × 22.9 × 22.9 × 53.3 cm)