A cream and black velvet hat designed by Mae Reeves. The hat is made from cream and black velvet that has been scrunched up and sewn over with undulating lines of black sequins. Three (3) large stacked loops of black velvet ribbon are sewn at the proper…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.152
A cream and blue crown style kufi worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The cap is brimless, short, and rounded. The cap is constructed from cream, synthetic, floral, brocade fabric heavily decorated with royal blue embroidery. The top of the cap has a single blue…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.98.1.11.1
Cream and blue dashiki pants worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The pants are constructed from cream, synthetic, brocade fabric, heavily decorated with royal blue and white embroidery at the pant leg pockets, on the side of the pants, and the pant cuffs. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.98.1.11.4
A cream and blue dashiki robe worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The robe is constructed from cream, synthetic, brocade fabric heavily decorated with royal blue and white embroidery at the neckline, front and back. The robe is a large rectangle of fabric that…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.98.1.11.3
A cream and blue dashiki tunic worn by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The tunic is constructed from cream, synthetic, brocade, fabric heavily decorated with royal blue and white embroidery at the neckline, waist pocket, sleeve pockets, cuffs, and back. The neckline…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2018.98.1.11.2
A pair of cream and brown pumps with laces. The shoes are made of cream leather with brown trim around the topline, laces, and vamp. The laces are made of brown synthetic and have plastic aglets. The shoes have brown leather soles and block heels with…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.729ab
A cream and purple hat with fabric flowers. The skull cap hat is oval shaped with the longer ends of the oval on the sides of the head, which slightly flip outwards. The surface of the hat is covered in handstitched fabric flowers. The flowers are made of…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.754
A cream and red appliqued quilted bedcover made from plain cotton fabrics. The top consists of twelve (12) blocks sewn together by hand and decorated with a geometric design using turned hand applique. Each block contains a circle in the center surrounded…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.162.11
A cream and rust skull cap made with synthetic velveteen and nylon net. The cap is cream in the center with a wide band of rust velveteen and rust nettings around the perimeter. At the center front of the hat there is a tucked piece of cream synthetic…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.535
A cream and silver double breasted jacket made with synthetic brocade. The brocade is formed of circles and flowers woven with synthetic cream and metallic thread. The jacket has a notched collar, with an oversized lapel. The fabric used on the collar goes…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.654
A cream blouse with a lace collar and pin tucks. The blouse features a high collar made from one panel of polyester and two rows of floral machine lace that are gathered and sewn to each other, then sewn along the collar’s edge. The front of the blouse is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.275
A cream chenille dress with green, red, and purple trim (a) and matching jacket (b). The dress (a) bodice has a deep V-neck with two diagonal 3” bust darts – one on each side. A 1.5” band of purple chenille yarn trims the neckline, arm holes, and waist.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.240ab
Cream chiffon hat with tulle embellishment designed by Mae Reeves. It has a high round crown and a short brim, similar in silhouette to a cloche. The hat is made from heat set plastic net that is covered in layers of cream chiffon. A length of cream tulle…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.8
A cream wool fur felt cloche style hat designed by Mae Reeves. Panels of short black feathers are attached at each side of the hat. Single black feathers with a single black bead on the shaft of each feather are attached around the edges of each clustered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.179
A rectangular cream clutch with a black lace overlay. The clutch is made of cream synthetic satin; the exterior of the bag is overlaid with black synthetic horsehair lace. The clutch is self-lined, and a stiffener is placed between the exterior and lining…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1067
A cream satin collar with pink satin trim on the lower edge and an embroidered floral design across the front. The trim has a fixed bow sewn at the proper left front side. The embroidery is done in metallic thread in a floral vine with rhinestone and faux…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.167
The body of the bag is made from three panels of plain-woven cream-colored synthetic raffia (front, back, and bottom ovoid base) all sewn together. A panel of stiffener, possibly cardboard, is layered under the synthetic raffia.There is floral embroidery…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1086
Cream silk with multi-colored polka dot print column dress by Bill Blass. The dress has an all-over large-scale print design of chartreuse, orange, red, pink, fuchsia, and pale pink polka dots on a cream ground. The dress is strapless with a rounded collar…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.141.4
A cream corduroy children's coat with a collar. The coat is made of cream cotton corduroy and has a self-fabric collar. The oversized rounded collar has a synthetic ribbon machine sewn along the border of the collar. Thinner braided cream trim is machine…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.365
A cream floral damask hat with a high round crown and a round upturned brim designed by Mae Reeves. The crown is wrapped in a scarf with a printed design in orange, pink, and gold of flowers, wide stripes, and paisleys. A cluster of red and orange beads…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.144
A cream denim hooded jumpsuit by Douglas Owens Gear. The oversized jumpsuit features a 16” denim hood made from two panels of denim fabric seamed together down the center front with a felled seam. Each side of the hood has dart running perpendicular to the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.663
A cream dress with blue embroidery and a gold bird brooch. The sleeveless shift dress (a) is made of cream linen blend. It has a round neckline, the armscyes are finished with blue self-fabric bias tape. A five and a quarter inch bust dart is sewn below…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.361ab
A cream dress with floral lace and embroidery. The dress is made of multiple layers of silk bobbinet embordered with leaf motifs. Machine guipure lace is handstitched to the silk bobbinet throughout the garment. The lace depicts floral motifs possibly…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.612
A cream ankle length dress with rhinestones and metallic embroidery. The dress has a sweetheart neckline and cap sleeves. Remnants of gold colored woven monofilament are stitched along the edge of the neckline. The sleeves are slightly gathered at the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.611
