Collar owned by Harriet Tubman
date: label: Date
content: 1870s - early 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
notes: label: Description
content: A women’s collar made of machine-woven off-white linen or cotton gauze with machine-made lacework trim. The collar is made of gauze with the bottom edge trimmed in a scalloped eyelet motif. At each corner is a motif of a highly stylized floral leafy vine in cutwork and also with scalloped eyelet edges. The top band of the collar is longer so it can be closed at the neck without inhibiting the designs in the corners.
place: label: Place used
content: Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Self-liberation
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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 Charles L. Blockson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.50.40.6
objectType: label: Type
content: collars (neckwear)
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: probably linen, possibly cotton, gauze
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (28.6 x 47 cm)