Cream fez worn by a member of the Maryland Order of the Eastern Star
date: label: Date
content: 1950-2000
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Order of the Eastern Star, American, founded 1850
notes: label: Description
content: This cream felt fez hat was worn by a member of the Maryland Order of the Eastern Star. Around the top of the crown are vents in a design of four (4) separate concentric circles. At the center front of the hat is a machine-embroidered patch of a yellow five-pointed star featuring the emblem of the Order of the Eastern Star. Embroidered in light blue thread below the patch are the letters "MD". The interior opening of the fez is lined with a brown leather with a perforated design of repeating diagonal lines. Attached to the hat with three (3) butterfly clutches above the star patch is a metal and clear rhinestone pin (b) reading "OES". A light blue tassel hangs from the top of the crown. A metal and clear rhinestone chain pin (c) is attached at the proper left back side of the hat with two (2) butterfly clutches.
place: label: Place used
content: Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Freemasonry
label: Topic
content: Women
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.156.14.8abc
objectType: label: Type
content: fezes
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: a: wool felt, leather, silk tassel ;
label: Medium
content: b: metal and rhinestone;
label: Medium
content: c: metal and rhinestone
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a): 6 3/4 × 7 × 7 in. (17.1 × 17.8 × 17.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b): 1 1/4 × 3 × 1 in. (3.2 × 7.6 × 2.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (c): 1/2 × 1 × 3/4 in. (1.3 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm)