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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink hat with feathers, fabric flowers, and ribbon

1960s

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A pink cartwheel style hat with a shallow crown and a wide brim. The base of the hat is composed of buckram, and it’s covered with a purple polyester knit fabric. Eight flowers made from purple, gold, maroon, and lavender, polyester velvet fabric are…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.498
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink hat with hatband and feathers

1960s-1970s

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A pink wool felt hat with a hatband and feathers. The hat is blocked to shape and has a rounded crown and brim. A pink synthetic petersham ribbon is adhered to the bottom of the crown. Three types of brown and white feathers in varying lengths are bound…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.723
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink hat with pink plastic net

1980s-1990s

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A pink hat with pink plastic net. The hat is made of plastic straw and has a wide brim. Pink synthetic satin trim laid in organic forms is adhered to the top and interior of the hat as well as the inner hat crown. Pink plastic monofilament thread fabric is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.961
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink hat with two-tone panels

1950s

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A wool felt pink hat with two-tone panels. The panels are light and dark pink and are made from a shiny, satiny material. The panels are sewn in an overlapping pattern that extends along the sides of the hat from the front to the back. A decorative piece…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.453
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink jacket with East Asian inpsired brocade pattern

1960s

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A pink jacket with a woven, East Asian-Inspired brocade pattern. The pattern features houses, temples, Xiangyun clouds, and flowers woven with silver, gold, and pink metallic thread. The jacket features a band collar made from one panel of the pink…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.655
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink jersey dress with embroidered shoulder panels by Scott Barrie

1970s

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A pink colored silk jersey dress with two embroidered panel inserts. The dress features a rounded square neckline, faced with self-fabric. The front of the dress is composed of three continuous panels of fabric - one for the center and one for each side…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.652
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Pink Knife

2005

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A color lithograph depicting a red and pink handled knife. The knife stands upright in the center of the page, handle pointing upwards, with only the top half of the blade visible. The rest of the blade is embedded in a wide, dark grey strip that stretches…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.166.1
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink knit skirt

1970s

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A pink knit skirt. The skirt is made from pink polyester fabric that has been knit in the round. There is a 1” waistband with elastic encased inside to which the body of the skirt is sewn. There are false seams at the front and the back of the skirt and…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.925
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink knit top and matching mid length skirt

1970s-1980s

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A pink knit top and matching mid length skirt. The top and skirt are made of wool knit. The shirt (a) has a round neckline and long sleeves. The shirt is fitted throughout. The shirt is machine sewn. All the interior and exterior seams are finished with…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.879ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
accessories

Pink lace flower accessory owned by Mary Church Terrell

late 19th-mid 20th century

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Lace faux flower accessories owned by Mary Church Terrell. The pink cut lace floral accessory is gathered at center to be three dimensional. There is no attachment method.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2017.13.1.19.9
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink lamé drop waist dress with black velvet flowers designed by Peter Davy

1980s

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A pink lamé dress with black velvet flower and silver rhinestone details designed by Peter Davy. The dress has a plunging V-neck front neckline and a dropped waistline. The bodice is shaped and fitted, including at the natural waist and hips. The full,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.105
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink mushroom hat with flowers from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Wide-brimmed mushroom hat designed by Mae Reeves with a high round crown made from layers of bright pink chiffon. A pink velvet ribbon hat band is tied in a bow at the center back of the crown. Six (6) artifical flowers with large rounded pink petals,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.213.9
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink ombre gauze handkerchief from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Square handkerchief made from nylon gauze in a pink tone. The color has an ombre effect on the diagonal. A black manufacturer's tag is sewn along the hem near one corner that reads: "ANOTHER HIT / 100% NYLON / RN 31762 / MADE IN JAPAN".

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.49.5
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink open crown hat with flower decoration

1950s-1960s

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A pale pink open crown hat with fabric flowers. The body of the hat is made of loosely woven rayon. The top of the crown is open, three strands of pale pink raffia are woven at the top of the crown. The brim is made of two layers of light pink rayon hand…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.583
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MUSEUM OBJECT
dresses

Pink organza cocktail dress

1950s

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A pink silk organza cocktail dress with a wide neckline and painted cotton applique flowers. The bust is made from three panel pieces - one center piece, and a smaller panel for each side that are sewn together with a princess seam. The garment is…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.203
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink pleated bustier with ruffled hem

1980s

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A pink pleated bustier with a ruffled hem and a sweetheart neckline. The bustier is made from one panel of pink cotton fabric cut on the bias with multiple vertical pleats handsewn into place on top of it. A 3” pink cotton fabric ruffle is hand-gathered…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.659
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink raffia and velveteen headband with veil

1950s

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A pink raffia and velveteen headband with a net veil. The headband is made of plastic covered in pink raffia. The interior of the headband is covered in pink velveteen. Both the raffia and velveteen are secured to the headband with adhesive. Pink nylon net…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.555
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Jewelry and Adornment

Pink rhinestone choker necklace from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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Choker necklace with five (5) strands of pink multi-sided rhinestone beads attached to a silver colored metal bar at each end. The strands are arranged on the bars so they twist. The necklace closes with a metal fish hook clasp that attaches to a short…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.48.49.3
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink robe worn by Cab Calloway

20th century

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A robe worn by Cab Calloway. The magenta pink robe (A2015.273.1.32a) is full length and features a faux fur collar, and a matching belt (A2015.273.1.32b). Sewn over the proper left breast pocket is a white rectangular patch with the name [C / A / B]…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog A2015.273.1.32ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink satin blouse and full length skirt

December 1976

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A pink synthetic satin blouse and full-length skirt. The blouse (a) opens at the center front and has long set in sleeves. The sleeves widen towards the wrists, when worn they would be longer at the inner seam. The bodice has a self-fabric tie that is set…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.637.1ab
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink satin "J.J. Fad in Effect" jacket worn by MC J.B.

ca. 1988

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A pink satin bomber jacket with custom embroidery worn by MC J.B. of J.J. Fad. The long-sleeved jacket has white buttons down the front center, and white-striped, ribbed bands at the collar, cuffs, and hem. Embroidered in white thread on the proper left…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2020.38.9
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink sequin and tulle fascinator from Mae's Millinery Shop

1941-1994

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A pink sequin fascinator with pink tulle embellishments designed by Mae Reeves. The fascinator is made from a shallow oval hat form covered in rows of pink sequins. A large ruffled bow of pink tulle is attached at the front of the hat form with a single…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.6.148
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Pink sheath dress worn by Karine Jean-Pierre

ca. 2019

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A pink sheath dress with an ascot collar worn by Karine Jean-Pierre. The dress is made of polyester and spandex blended crepe. It has a folded band collar with a draped ascot at the front, slightly offset to the proper left side. The ascot is made of two…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2025.31.2
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