Brown tulle hat made by Vanilla Beane
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1969
name: label: Created by
content: Vanilla Beane, American, 1919 - 2022
notes: label: Description
content: Flat brown hat decorated with tulle made by Vanilla Beane. The hat has a low cylindrical crown set back in a flat circular brim. There is a tulle with brown netting and white specks draped around the crown and pulled over the front brim on the PL side. It is folded at the back and sewn to the brim. The interior of the cap is constructed of a stiff plastic netting, over which is an off-white floral lace, over which is a fine white mesh fabric. The interior of the crown has a strip of brown cloth sewn to it and there is an embroidered black and white tag at the back reading [Bené / WASHINGTON DC].
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: 2013.141.5
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: cloth, tulle, plastic, lace
label: Dimensions
content: 3 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (8.3 × 29.2 × 29.8 cm)