Manufactured by
Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
ca. 1960
Medium
fur velour, silk, metal wire, and petersham ribbon
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 6 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 21 in. (16.5 × 21.6 × 21.6 × 53.3 cm)
Description
A yellow cloche with a decorative ribbon and button. The body of the hat is made of yellow fur velour. There is a yellow petersham ribbon hat band at the base of the crown. A decorative yellow petersham ribbon in the shape of an inverted V with a thinner green petersham silk ribbon and a green button adorn the proper right side of the hat. The brim of the hat tapers downwards and slightly away from the face. On the inside of the hat a yellow petersham ribbon is machine stitched where the crown and brim meet. The edge of the brim has a metal wire that is encased in machine stitiching at the hat's interior. There is a stamped label at the inside of the hat on the top of the crown that reads [UNION MADE Peachbloom Velour UHC & MWIU MERRIMAC BODY MADE OF IMPORTED FUR]. There is a fabric tag sewn to the center back of inner sweat band that reads [23].
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
cloches
hats
Topic
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Millinery
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
2007.3.418
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50ec2235f-5a6b-459d-87bf-ca30dd925666

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