This cream duster coat was designed by Manuel Cuevas for George Clinton, who wore it to the Broadcast Music, Inc. Awards in 2009. The ankle-length coat is made from a twill wool fabric and is single-breasted with full-length sleeves and a notched lapel. It…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.83.4
A cream faux fur hat with an upturned brim. The hat is made of two pieces – the crown and the brim sewn together along the crown base. Both pieces are made from buckram that have been blocked to shape and covered in a panel of cream-colored faux fur…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.873
A cream faux leather handbag with floral fabric inserts. The bag is composed of five vinyl panels - one cream panel for the bottom, one cream panel for each side gusset (side expanding panels) one panel of clear vinyl plastic for the front and back. Under…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1097
Cream-colored gown with feathers. The spaghetti strap dress is floor length and is made of a pleated, flowy silk chiffon. It is embellished with long, thin cream-colored feathers along the back of the neckline and on the shoulders. There is an elastic band…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2019.88.1.6
This cream felt fez hat was worn by a member of the Maryland Order of the Eastern Star. Around the top of the crown are vents in a design of four (4) separate concentric circles. At the center front of the hat is a machine-embroidered patch of a yellow…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.156.14.8abc
A cream fit n’ flair dress with raglan sleeves. The dress features a lapel collar made from two panels of cream-colored synthetic satin acetate, joined together at the center back seam. A layer of cotton gauze backs the collar for extra stiffness. The two…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.819
A cream fur felt cloche. The hat is made from one piece of blocked fur felt. The fur on the exterior has been brushed giving it a fuzzy texture. The top of the crown is flat and slightly rounded. The crown and the brim of the hat fit closely to the head.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.409
This cream-colored fur coat with a tourmaline mink collar is similar in style to a fur coat worn by the character Georgia, played by Sheila Frazier, in the movie "Super Fly." The coat is a cream fur with a wide notched lapel collar of tourmaline mink fur.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.15
A cream wool hat with an asymmetrical brim, black bow, and two feathers. The hat features an asymmetrical, upturned brim, which flares upward on the proper left side. The edge of the brim is folded over with a wire that has been stitched into place. A…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.517
A cream hat with black flowers and leaves. The hat is made from three panels of cream synthetic plain weave – two for the crown and one for the brim. Black concentric machine stitches go around the brim that are approximately .25” apart. A .5” Petersham…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.719
A cream hat with cream and pink fabric flowers. The hat is made of cream synthetic straw, it has a rounded crown and a short brim. Five cream fabric flowers and a pink fabric flower are attached to the base of the crown, two of these flowers have become…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.777
A cream hat with fabric flowers and red bows. The hat is made of cream synthetic straw, the front of the brim is slightly upturned, the sides and the back of the hat are angled downwards. The hat is indented at two points at the sides of the center back.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.787
A cream hat with faux pearl embellishments. The hat is brimless and has a flat, circular crown. A circular piece of silk satin edged with fake pearls is stitched to the top of the crown. The cream silk satin surrounding the exterior of the hat is gathered…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.634
A cream fur felt cloche with feathers. The crown of the hat is round and fits closely to the head. Fur is used to make the body of the hat. The length of the fur is short, resembling alpaca fur in texture. White and brown feathers are placed on the proper…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.400
Cream wool felt hat similar to a majorette style hat, with a tall crown and a short front bill designed by Mae Reeves. The bill of the hat is made from white plastic stiffener folder over and sewn to the interior. A cluster of cream fur with two short…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.172
A cream hat with net overlay and a navy ribbon. The crown of the hat is made of woven synthetic horsehair machine sewn in a spiral. The brim of the hat is made of woven monofilament thread. Cream net with the cross sections painted over with navy paint…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1096
Cream wool felt hat with white and gold embellishments designed by Mae Reeves. The hat has a low round crown and an asymmetrical brim that is shorter at the front and tilts upward on the proper right side. White synthetic net with gold metallic braid in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.157
A cream hat with a wide brim and red fabric flowers. The hat has a short round crown and is made of cream synthetic faille. Plastic stems are wrapped around and adhered to the side of the crown. Two red flowers and a bud are adhered to the top of the brim.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.884
A sleeveless, scoop neck, cream, hand knit A-line dress with copper sequins and plastic beading. The dress is composed of one front panel and one back panel that have been sewn together at the sides. Both the neckline and the arm holes feature turned in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.616
A cream knit dress with plastic buttons designed by Patrick Kelly. The dress is made of red rib knit cotton. It is sleeveless, has a round neckline, and is form fitting. Seam allowance and the raw edges of the shoulder seams are seen along the exterior.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.9.19
A pair of cream knit gloves with corded details. The gloves are made of knitted silk jersey and have four diagonal corded elements sewn along the top of each glove at wrist level. The two central cords are arranged in a rounded zigzag. The gloves are…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.732ab
A pair of cream knit gloves with pin tucks. The gloves are made of knitted synthetic and have a single vertical pintuck along the center exterior of each glove. They are machine sewn, unlined, and unlabeled. The gloves have a single fold machine sewn hem.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.730ab
A pair of cream knit gloves with pin tucks. The gloves are made of double knit synthetic and have a single vertical pintuck between the middle and ring finger. They are machine sewn and unlined. The gloves have a single fold machine sewn hem. A small label…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.731ab
A knitted mohair beret hat in a cream color. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a cream colored Petersham ribbon that is stitched along the interior brim. There is no label. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.562
