Pledge bucket hat from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
date: label: Date
content: 1979
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Cheryl Bailey Solomon, American, born 1959
label: Subject of
content: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Coppin State University, American, founded 1900
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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 Cheryl Bailey Solomon
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.91.1
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 fiber and adhesive on canvas with thread and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 9 1/2 × 11 in. (17.8 × 24.1 × 27.9 cm)