crown of hat is striped in bright multicolors (orange, gold, purple, turquoise, gold) with a U shaped thick purple band around it; black around edges and back; black flap on back with horizontal broken stripes with tails and knots in bright multicolors; four tassels on each side with purple crocheted vertical elements at ends and vertical crocheted beadlike elements in multicolors

Crocheted hat, c. 1985-1987

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Irene Reed was a Connecticut-based artist who worked with a diverse array of media -- including found items -- and off-loom fiber techniques, but was best known for her crochet creations -- typically hats, purses, accessories, and small sculptures. An important technical innovation of Reed's was to create three-dimensionality by building crochet stitches over sections of trapunto quilting. The pendants on this crocheted hat are reminiscent of the beaded cornrow hairstyles that were popular in the 1980s.

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Title
Crocheted hat
Artist Life
1946 - 2012
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2021.49.2
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crown of hat is striped in bright multicolors (orange, gold, purple, turquoise, gold) with a U shaped thick purple band around it; black around edges and back; black flap on back with horizontal broken stripes with tails and knots in bright multicolors; four tassels on each side with purple crocheted vertical elements at ends and vertical crocheted beadlike elements in multicolors
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