Blue braided pillbox with veil
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Draper, New York
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A blue braided pillbox hat with a net veil. The hat is constructed using an open weave crochet foundation. Light blue synthetic yarn is the base material. Glued to the base yarn are a ribbon made of a woven transparent material and two light blue polypropylene bouclé-like ribbons. All three ribbons have been woven together in a three-strand braid and wrapped around the crochet base, then secured with adhesive. A light blue nylon veil is secured at the center crown and covers the entirety of the hat. The veil features flocking details made from small pieces of pipe cleaner. The inside of the hat is unlined. There is a fabric label at the center back which reads [DESIGNED / BY DRAPER / NEW YORK] in embroidered blue text.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum 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 the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.515
objectType: label: Type
content: pillboxes (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: filament yarn, elastic, nylon net, monofilament, polypropylene, synthetic fiber, adhesive, and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (10.2 × 21.6 × 21.6 × 52.1 cm)