Designed by:

Barbara Nicholson, American  Search this

Worn by:

Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, American, born 1936  Search this

Subject of:

Bennett College, American, founded 1873  Search this

Medium:

synthetic fiber, elastic, and tassels

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 9 × 10 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (22.9 × 26 × 26.4 cm)

Type:

caps (headgear)

Place used:

Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date:

2003

Description:

A blue and gold soft academic cap from Bennett College worn by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole. The cap has a stiff square top that is covered in a bright blue synthetic fabric. A wide strip of blue, black, and gold striped woven tape is attached diagonally across the top. A circular opening at the center of the bottom side of the mortarboard is surrounded by a panel of the blue synthetic fabric and a black, gold, and blue woven tape in a scrollwork pattern, with elastic inside it to secure the cap to the head. Inside. Two gold tassels are looped around a blue button at the center of the top of the cap.

Topic:

African American  Search this

African diaspora  Search this

Clothing and dress  Search this

Design  Search this

Education  Search this

Fashion design  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Johnnetta Betsch Cole

Object number:

2015.209.5

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Clothing-Historical

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f765eec0-397b-4625-91c2-85e01cbe8a86

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.209.5