Red felt bicorn style hat made by Vanilla Beane
date: label: Date
content: late 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Vanilla Beane, American, 1919 - 2022
notes: label: Description
content: A red felt bicorn style hat made by Vanilla Beane. The hat is composed of a single piece of stiff felt that has been folded up at the center front, and slightly PR back. The dome of the hat is cylindrical, with the raised brim attached at the top of the crown. There are red felt bows affixed at the attachment points. The interior of the crown has a thin band of red cloth, with a white embroidered tag reading [Custom Made By / Bené] sewn at the back. There is a bit of loose red thread on the front PL of the hat and a faint impression indicating some decorative element might have been previously placed there.
place: label: Place made
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: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Millinery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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 Vanilla Beane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.141.3
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Vanilla Beane
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: felt, cloth
label: Dimensions
content: 6 × 14 3/4 × 8 in. (15.2 × 37.5 × 20.3 cm)