Blue derby hat with feathers and flowers
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Designed by
content: Vanilla Beane, American, 1919 - 2022
label: Created by
content: Bené Millinery, American, founded 1979
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Blue derby hat with feathers and flowers. The dark cadet blue hat has a rounded crown at the top, and a small brim with a rounded edge. There is a navy blue Petersham ribbon going around the base of the hat, above the brim. At the front of the hat are several small bunches of faux flowers in gradient shades of dark blue and white with olive green leaves. Extending from the flower bunches are white, blue, and grey feathers. In the interior is a navy blue Petersham ribbon and stamped gold letters reading [WPL 4384 (?). Made in U.S.A. 100% Wool] There is a white manufacturer’s label with jagged edges and dark blue text reading [Custom Made By / Bené].
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 made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, 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: 2007.3.445
objectType: label: Type
content: derbies (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, feathers, rayon ribbon, silk, synthetic fiber, paper, plastic, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 1/2 × 9 × 11 × 22 1/2 in. (16.5 × 22.9 × 27.9 × 57.2 cm)