Red cloche with netting and feathers
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Bené Millinery, American, founded 1979
label: Designed by
content: Vanilla Beane, American, 1919 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: Red felt cloche with red netting going around the hat. There is nylon netting gathered on the proper right side along with purple, green, black, and gold feathers on the proper right side. The nylon net has been stitched into place and the feathers have been adhered with glue. The interior of the hat is composed of red felt and is unlined. A red Petersham ribbon is stitched along the interior crown. A white fabric tag is stitched to the center back and reads [Custom made by Bené]
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.
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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: 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: 2007.3.397
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: wool felt, nylon, synthetic fiber, and feathers
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 7 × 8 1/2 × 9 in. (17.8 × 21.6 × 22.9 cm)