Multi-part hat form used by Yvonne DeVigne
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Yvonne Berry DeVigne, American, 1914 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A rounded multi-part wooden hat form or stand used by Yvonne DeVigne. The form is composed of five total separable parts (2014.272.11a: Base/Center piece, 2014.272.11b: Front piece, 2014.272.11c: PL piece, 2014.272.11d: Back piece, 2014.272.11e: PR piece). The form was carved from three layers of wood which were glued together. The final carved pieces have been cut to fit together through joinery to reassemble and retain the original form. The center piece serves as the base of the form and has small blocks screwed to it to which the other four pieces attach onto via carved slots. It also has two drilled holes in its bottom surface, the large hole approximately 1 1/2" in diameter, the smaller hole about 1/2" in diameter. There are two small "x"s etched onto the surface of the hat stand, one in the back PR corner of the top piece (2014.272.11a), the other in the middle of the PL side on the top of the piece (2014.272.11c). Text written on the back of the base piece (2014.272.11a) in black ink reads [222X]. When assembled, the hat form is rounded but uneven, with a number of divots and carved rims of varying shape curving around the circumference of the piece.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaston L. DeVigne, III in memory of his parents Gaston L. DeVigne, II and Yvonne B. DeVigne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.272.11a-e
objectType: label: Type
content: hat stands
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: wood, metal, glue
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Assembled): 7 × 9 × 10 in. (17.8 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a - center piece): 7 × 4 3/4 × 8 5/16 in. (17.8 × 12.1 × 21.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b - front piece): 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (11.4 × 7 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c - PL piece): 4 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 8 3/4 in. (12.4 × 6.4 × 22.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (d - back piece): 5 × 2 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (12.7 × 7 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (e - PR piece): 4 3/4 × 3 1/2 × 8 5/8 in. (12.1 × 8.9 × 21.9 cm)