Flat brown hat decorated with tulle made by Vanilla Beane. The hat has a low cylindrical crown set back in a flat circular brim. There is a tulle with brown netting and white specks draped around the crown and pulled over the front brim on the PL side. It…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.141.5
A brown velvet cloche with a black ribbon. The crown is composed of a panel of draped brown cotton velveteen, which is seamed from the left to the right to the brim. The brim is also composed of a panel of bias-cut brown velveteen. Black synthetic silk…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.520
A brown velvet hat with a bow and leaves. The exterior of the hat is made of brown silk velvet cut on the bias. The crown of the hat is rounded and loosely fitted to the head. At the sides of the crown the brown velvet is decoratively gathered and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.408
A brown velvet hat with a rouched decoration. The hat sides are one panel of brown cotton velveteen joined together at the center front. The center front seam is covered by the front decoration which is made from multiple self-fabric pieces that have been…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.936
The purse is made from five panels (one for the front, one for the back, one for each side, and one for the bottom) of brown vinyl that have a tortoise shell print. Both the front and back panels have a slight indentation at the center top and there is an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.1088
A brown wool hat with a ribbon hand. The hat is constructed from three panels of brown wool felt - one panel for the 2.5” brim, one for the sides, and one for the crown, all machine stitched together. There is a 1.5” brown cotton synthetic blend Petersham…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2007.3.799
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