Lace headband from a French maid's costume worn by Donna Summer
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1985
name: label: Designed by
content: Nick Manno, American
label: Worn by
content: Donna Summer, American, 1948 - 2012
notes: label: Description
content: A lace headband from a French maid's stage costume worn by Donna Summer. The white headband is a circular, crown shaped band with raised areas at the center of the front, back, left, and right edges. The band is constructed from a stiff plastic mesh covered with a white organza fabric. The top and bottom of the headband are edged in white lace ruffles. Handwritten black text at the interior center front of the headband reads [F.] and additional handwritten black text at the interior center back of the headband reads [CB.]. Attached to the left and right bottom interior are two, small, white ribbon loops.
place: label: Place made
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Disco (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2023.85.1.2
objectType: label: Type
content: costume
label: Type
content: headbands (headgear)
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 with plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 15/16 × 7 15/16 × 9 1/8 in. (7.5 × 20.2 × 23.1 cm)