Yellow woven pillbox with veil
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Clover Lane
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A yellow woven pillbox hat with a yellow nylon net veil. The understructure of the hat is made from nylon bobbinet that has been blocked to shape. Gold colored synthetic raffia material, which consists of alternating strips of shiny and matte faux raffia is wound around the hat and secured to itself, creating a solid, bowl-like shape. A golden nylon net is adhered to the top of the crown and drapes down the front of the hat. There are sports of gold colored synthetic chenille flocking wired to various spots on the veil. Metal wire runs along the bottom edge of the hat and is covered with a gold by a gold velveteen ribbon, which is stitched into place. The interior of the hat is unlined. A yellow fabric label is adhered to the interior center back. It reads [CLOVER LANE] in black text. To the proper left of the center back label is a fabric label that reads [UNION MADE / EC 115538 / IN U.S.A]
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: Fashion design
label: Topic
content: Millinery
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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: 2007.3.516
objectType: 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: synthetic raffia, synthetic fiber, nylon net, adhesive, metal wire, and synthetic yarn
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/4 × 7 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (10.8 × 19.7 × 19.1 × 54.6 cm)