- Manufactured by
- Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- fur felt, velour, vinyl, grosgrain ribbon, metal wire, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 5 1/4 × 8 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 20 1/4 in. (13.3 × 21 × 26.7 × 51.4 cm)
- Description
- A black derby hat with a cream hat band and bow. The black felt and velour hat has a rounded crown at the top and a short brim with rounded edges. The brim is folded up in the front. There is a black grosgrain ribbon hat band around the base of the crown. A cream-colored vinyl ribbon is placed at the center back of the hat. A piece of black ribbon is placed under the center knot of the bow. A metal wire is inserted around brim edge hidden by the inside fold. A black grosgrain ribbon is machine stitched at the hat's inner circumference. There is a stamp on the interior of the hat at the top of the crown. The stamp is white and blue and in the shape of a peach, the text reads [UNION MADE Peachbloom Velour MERRIMAC BODY MADE ON IMPORTED FUR UHC & MWIU].
- 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.
- Place made
- Amesbury, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- derbies (hats)
- hats
- 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
- 2007.3.415
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




