Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Pink cap with rose
ca. 1960
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A pink beret-style hat made from a light pink synthetic straw material. Two long-stemmed synthetic pink roses are adhered along the back and right side of the hat. The rose petals are made from pink polyster velvet and metal wire is used to secure the flowers at the proper right side. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a light pink Petersham ribbon stitched along the interior crown. A cream-colored fabric tag stitched to the center back over the Petersham ribbon reads [Clover Lane] in black text. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2007.3.478
