Brown velvet cloche with black ribbon
date: label: Date
content: 1920-1935
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A brown velvet cloche with a black ribbon. The crown is composed of a panel of draped brown cotton velveteen, which is seamed from the left to the right to the brim. The brim is also composed of a panel of bias-cut brown velveteen. Black synthetic silk velveteen ribbon, measuring 1” wide, is handstitched around the circumference of the crown, ending with a bow at the brim. A metal wire runs along the seam between the crown and the brim. The brim measures 1.5” wide at the center front and .5” at the center back. The brim also has a metal wire stitched along the brim’s edge. Nylon net is machine stitched and hand stitched to the interior where the crown meets the brim. The hat is lined with stiffened cotton lining. There is no label.
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: 2007.3.520
objectType: label: Type
content: cloches
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: synthetic fiber velvet , cotton fabric, metal wire, and buckram
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 10 × 10 1/8 × 23 in. (12.7 × 25.4 × 25.7 × 58.4 cm)