- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- straw, silk synthetic petersham ribbon, cotton petersham ribbon, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 3 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 19 3/4 in. (8.3 × 26.7 × 27.3 × 50.2 cm)
- Description
- A braided black straw beret with a ribbon decoration. The hat has a wide flat circular crown that extends further outward than the brim. At the center top of the crown, braided straw spirals outwards. A hat band made of black silk synthetic petersham ribbon is stitched to the hat and backed with a cotton petersham ribbon. A red and green decorative ribbon is placed at the center front of the hat and extends outwards to the proper left. The ribbon is made of a black petersham ribbon that is cut at an angle with a pale green and red petersham ribbon adhered on top.
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- berets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Object number
- 2007.3.411
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




