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1970s - 1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black, high crown velvet top hat with a black veil, red lining, and a slightly upturned brim. The understructure of the hat is formed from buckram that has been blocked to shape and then covered with three panels of black velvet. Two panels of velvet,…
mid-20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black velveteen cap with a low, flat crown and a short visor. The hat’s inner structure is likely made of buckram and covered in velveteen. The visor is made of a slightly stiffer inner structure (possibly plastic) with wired edges. The edges of the…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black headband made from velveteen material. The interior structure of the headband is made from plastic boning that is covered in buckram. A black net veil is attached to the underside of the front of the headband. Two strands of white thread are…
1955 - 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black velveteen pillbox hat with a bow. The base of the hat is made from two panels of black velveteen – one for the top and one for the sides, which is sewn to itself at the center back. There’s a layer of buckram just under the velveteen of the crown…
1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black velveteen pillbox hat with net. The hat is made of black synthetic velveteen. Black synthetic satin is sewn to the side of the crown at the top. A brown synthetic satin ribbon is placed at the side of the crown and is tied at the center back. Black…
1950s-1960s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black handbag with a circular strap. The purse is composed of two black vinyl panels. The front panel of the bag is seamed to the back panel at the bottom and includes the front half of the circular handle. The back is designed the same way and includes…
late 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black vinyl hat with a wide brim. The hat has a flat crown, the crown is made of two pieces of vinyl one for the top of the crown and one for the sides. The crown is hand sewn to the brim and has a center back seam along the side of the crown. The brim…
ca. 1985
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black and tan African wax print ensemble (a-d). The shirt (a) has an all over print (possibly roller printed) that is made to look like a traditional resist dye print. The pattern has a series of repeat African-inspired motifs split into two columns. The…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA high crown hat with made with a an all-over black and tan African-inspired tribal print fabric. There are areas of water damage on the crown and the brim of the hat that reveal its fusible interfacing. The inner lining is made from a black synthetic…
1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black, white, and silver dress with a dropped waist designed by Peter Davy. The bodice of the dress has a sweetheart front and a low square-cut back neckline, with short pouf sleeves and a dropped waist with a full pleated skirt below the waist. The…
1967
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis image depicts two men at an anti-war rally at Boston Common. The men are standing side by side, arms around each other's shoulders. They face the viewer, the man on the right holding his free arm out in front of him, hand open, fingers splayed, palm…
1990-2010
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis black and rainbow-colored wig was worn by George Clinton. The synthetic hair is a mullet style with the back reaching below the shoulders. Most of the hair is black, but rainbow-colored chunks and braids, strands of silver plastic beads, pink and blue…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn asymmetrical black wool cloche. The hat is constructed of a single piece of blocked wool felt. The top of the hat is rounded and fits closely to the head. The wool felt is draped and creased at the center front of the hat continuing to the proper right…
1940s - 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black double-tiered cape with decorative bows and buckles. Both tiers of the cape are constructed from two semi-circles of black wool twill that are stitched together at the center back. The top tier is shorter, measuring 9.75” in length, while the…
2016
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack boiled wool evening dress designed by Kate Mack. The floor-length column dress has a wide cowl neck, full-length fitted sleeves, and a thigh-high slit at the proper left front side of the skirt. It is made from small asymmetric pieces of black boiled…
1960s-1980s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wool felt hat with flocked net. The hat is made of wool felt with cut pile. The oval shaped crown is blocked to shape, the cut pile side of the felt is used on the exterior. The brim of the hat is made of a separate blocked piece of wool, the…
1960s - 1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wool felt hat with a suede hat band. The hat is composed of one panel of black wool felt that has been blocked to shape. There is 3” deep brim that is slightly deeper on the sides (3.5”). Two metal wires are sewn along the brim’s edge for added…
early 1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack wool evening dress with a black fur trimmed hem worn by Ophelia DeVore. The dress is made from black wool knit and has a scoop neck, full-length fitted sleeves, and a full floor-length skirt that is gathered at the natural waistline. There are black…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black wool felt hat (all one piece) that has been blocked to shape. The hat features a 2.75” wide brim that has metal wire encased along its edge and the brim turns up at the front and back. A .25” wide self-fabric hat band encircles the outside of the…
1989-1990
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGBlack wool jacket (.1) and skirt (.2) with off-white topstitching detail by Patrick Kelly. The jacket is fitted on the sides, flaring slightly below the natural waist, with the proper right front bottom side extending below the proper left front bottom…
ca. 1965
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA wool wrap skirt with a faux fur trim. The skirt is made from four panels of wool synthetic blend fabric and wraps right over left. There is one hook and eye closure at the waist and slightly below that, are two rows of four eyes at the proper left. Each…
1950s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black, bonnet-style hat made from woven synthetic-straw (polypropylene) material. There is a cream-colored ribbon that circles the exterior crown and finishes in a bow at the center front. The interior brim is composed of a white woven, synthetic straw…
Loading image…1945–2021
Blackberri (born Charles Timothy Ashmore; May 31, 1945 – December 13, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter and community activist. His music focused on issues such as civil rights, LGBT rights, and pollution. During the AIDS epidemic, Blackberri worked…
late 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGPapier-mâché mask of a man in blackface wearing a gray top hat and a white dress shirt with popped collar and a blue necktie or neckerchief. The mask fits entirely over the wearer's head, resting on the wearer's shoulders. The face has brown eyes and red…
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