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Collar

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork, needle lace filling stitches
Dimensions:
H x W: 28 × 26 cm (11 in. × 10 1/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Collar
Made in:
Denmark
Date:
late 18th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Ida-Gro Dahlerup
Accession Number:
1969-34-3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq476e67af6-74c7-4aca-a8c0-15df98a9834b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1969-34-3

Scarf

Medium:
Medium: linen, cotton Technique: cutwork and embroidery
Dimensions:
H x W: 92 × 92 cm (36 1/4 × 36 1/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Scarf
Made in:
Denmark
Date:
late 18th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Ida-Gro Dahlerup
Accession Number:
1969-34-30
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c3e56dd3-f8d8-4ae4-9d9c-5cb3843f4779
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1969-34-30

Towel end

Medium:
Medium: linen, silk Technique: withdrawn element, cut work, and embroidery
Dimensions:
H x W: 70 × 73 cm (27 9/16 × 28 3/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Towel end
Made in:
Denmark
Date:
19th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Ida-Gro Dahlerup
Accession Number:
1969-34-7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4482feb0c-b94a-4797-8644-954cf1d8a667
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1969-34-7

Sampler

Embroiderer:
Ann Woulf  Search this
Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: embroidery, cutwork, reticella
Dimensions:
H x W (object): 92.1 × 17.8 cm (36 1/4 in. × 7 in.)
H x W (framed): 111.5 × 37.7 × 4.4 cm (43 7/8 × 14 13/16 × 1 3/4 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Made in:
England
Date:
ca. 1650
Credit Line:
Bequest of Marsha Carson
Accession Number:
2022-40-18
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4ebe41b22-2cc6-45d7-ba75-c70d25a40717
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_2022-40-18
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Sampler

Medium:
Medium: linen embroidery on linen foundation Technique: plain weave foundation with eyelet, buttonhole over a cord, wrapping over a cord, double hem stitch, stem, eyelet, double running and satin stitches and cutwork with needle made fillings
Dimensions:
H x W: 41.9 x 13.7 cm (16 1/2 x 5 3/8 in.)
Type:
embroidery & stitching
Sampler
Probably made in:
Italy
Date:
early 20th century
Credit Line:
Bequest of Gertrude M. Oppenheimer
Accession Number:
1981-28-45
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq442623bcd-520a-40a6-9a93-9edc618dc0d2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1981-28-45

Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Medium:
probably linen, possibly cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (26.7 x 26.7 cm)
Type:
handkerchiefs
Place used:
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1870s - early 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.40.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Clothing-Historical
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e6fe7b37-5ffb-4ccf-929d-5ae98e3c501f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.40.2

Handkerchief owned by Harriet Tubman

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Medium:
cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (28.6 x 28.6 cm)
Type:
handkerchiefs
Place used:
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1870s - early 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Freedom  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.40.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Clothing-Historical
Exhibition:
Slavery and Freedom
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a76261af-3cae-4c8d-959a-b0d04a16e9b4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.40.3
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Collar owned by Harriet Tubman

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Medium:
probably linen, possibly cotton, gauze
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (28.6 x 47 cm)
Type:
collars (neckwear)
Place used:
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1870s - early 20th century
Topic:
African American  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.40.6
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Clothing-Historical
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55d415c27-8da8-4d75-9d3e-7df3280332f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.40.6

Apron owned by Harriet Tubman

Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Owned by:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
Medium:
linen
Dimensions:
H x W: 33 1/2 x 33 in. (85.1 x 83.8 cm)
Type:
aprons (protective wear)
Place used:
Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1870-1913
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Freedom  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number:
2009.50.43
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Clothing-Historical
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd587e868b9-1047-4bb9-9564-0683dea2d23b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.50.43
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Dress worn by Whoopi Goldberg and Desreta Jackson as Celie in The Color Purple

Designed by:
Aggie Guerard Rodgers, American, born 1943  Search this
Manufactured by:
Palace Costume Company, American, founded 1990  Search this
Worn by:
Whoopi Goldberg, American, born 1955  Search this
Desreta Jackson, Virgin Islander, born 1975  Search this
Subject of:
Alice Walker, American, born 1944  Search this
Medium:
cotton, lace, tape, and metal buttons
Dimensions:
H x W x D (On form): 53 1/2 × 20 × 16 1/2 in. (135.9 × 50.8 × 41.9 cm)
Type:
dresses
Place used:
North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1985
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Costume  Search this
Costume design  Search this
Design  Search this
Families  Search this
Film  Search this
Gender  Search this
LGBTQ  Search this
Literature  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
Violence  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.184.3
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Clothing-Costume
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53c575d5c-784a-42af-91ee-74eb619a8abb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.184.3

Pair of light cream gloves with openwork design from Mae's Millinery Shop

Manufactured by:
Van Raalte, American, 1907 - 2000  Search this
Owned by:
Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this
Subject of:
Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this
Medium:
cotton
Dimensions:
H x W x D (a): 8 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in. (21.6 x 8.3 x 0.6 cm)
H x W x D (b): 8 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in. (21.6 x 8.6 x 0.6 cm)
Type:
gloves
Place collected:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1941-1994
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Enterprise  Search this
Business  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
Object number:
2016.48.48.3ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection title:
Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
Classification:
Clothing-Fashion
Exhibition:
Power of Place
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5627a647a-8ef2-48ad-8795-113811eac6d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.48.48.3ab
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Fragment

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.5 × 9.4 cm (2 15/16 × 3 11/16 in.)
Type:
lace
Fragment
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1897-8-120
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq44efebcda-285b-493c-ae74-b7bc84b7cbb1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1897-8-120

Fragment

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork with needle lace fillings (reticella)
Dimensions:
H x W: 3.6 × 12.7 cm (1 7/16 in. × 5 in.)
Type:
lace
Fragment
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1897-8-128
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46d54a191-552d-47ff-8681-8659c0493521
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1897-8-128

Fragment

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork
Dimensions:
H x W: 8.1 × 4.8 cm (3 3/16 × 1 7/8 in.)
Type:
lace
Fragment
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1897-8-133
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48235b5b4-c94a-4e86-90f1-cded8c7908b8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1897-8-133

Fragment

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork
Dimensions:
H x W: 4.1 × 6.1 cm (1 5/8 × 2 3/8 in.)
Type:
lace
Fragment
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1897-8-135
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43fda60be-1e67-44b5-8a53-5e241c7ac71d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1897-8-135

Fragment

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork with embroidery
Dimensions:
H x W: 15.8 × 5.6 cm (6 1/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Type:
lace
Fragment
Made in:
Italy
Date:
late 16th–early 17th century
Accession Number:
1897-8-136
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq448d6cb41-9d08-4e68-9d8a-0dbbd44420b3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1897-8-136

Fragment

Medium:
Medium: linen, metallic thread Technique: cutwork with needle-made fillings
Dimensions:
H x W: 4 × 4 cm (1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Type:
lace
Fragment
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1897-8-137
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43a35bdd2-a0ce-40c3-b297-576eea66d773
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1897-8-137

Collar

Medium:
Medium: cotton Technique: cutwork with needle-made fillings
Type:
costume & accessories
Collar
Made in:
Europe
Date:
late 19th century
Accession Number:
1898-23-5
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq49a672b37-8355-46ca-b9b5-80efeed1b4b0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1898-23-5

Cover

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: cutwork with needle-made fillings (reticella)
Dimensions:
H x W: 86.1 × 92.3 cm (33 7/8 × 36 5/16 in.)
Type:
lace
Cover
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Accession Number:
1931-27-4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4d170d0e7-15b4-414e-af30-a871fe3e91bd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1931-27-4

Pillow cover

Medium:
Medium: linen Technique: embroidery, cutwork, reticella
Dimensions:
H x W: 34 x 45.1 cm (13 3/8 x 17 3/4 in.)
Type:
lace
Pillow cover
Made in:
Italy
Date:
16th century
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number:
1931-5-43
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq416f09a81-f62b-49ef-91df-d303abb35a37
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1931-5-43
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