Black pillbox with veil and bow
date: label: Date
content: 1960s-1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black pillbox hat made from wool felt. A black bow made from synthetic material is secured to the back of the hat with adhesive. A black net veil is secured under the back bow and extends to the front of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a stamped label in the interior that 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.
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: 2007.3.485
objectType: label: Type
content: pillboxes (hats)
label: Type
content: hats
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 with nylon, synthetic fiber, adhesive, plastic, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (height without veil): 3 1/2 × 9 × 8 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (8.9 × 22.9 × 21.6 × 54 cm)