Black fascinator with faux flowers worn by Ophelia DeVore
date: label: Date
content: mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Worn by
content: Ophelia DeVore, American, 1922 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: Black fascinator with faux flowers worn by Ophelia DeVore. The cap is made from heavy weight black synthetic faille that is covered on the facing side entirely by black faux flowers made from large rounded pieces of semi-sheer and crinkled fabric. Each flower has a cluster of either white or pink plastic stamen. The flowers at the front center have small clear rhinestones adhered to the petals in a scattered manner.
label: Description
content: The interior rim of the cap is trimmed in black velvet covered wire to keep it rigid, with triangles of the wire protruding at each side to secure the cap behind the ears. The number "932" is handwritten faintly in white at the interior proper left side.
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: 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 Ophelia DeVore
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.25.14
objectType: label: Type
content: 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: rhinestone, fabric, rhinestone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 x 9 in. (12.7 x 22.9 cm)