Distributed by
Hecht's, American, 1857 - 2006
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1950s
Medium
synthetic silk satin, buckram, metal wire, and petersham ribbon
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 5 × 9 3/4 × 10 × 21 in. (12.7 × 24.8 × 25.4 × 53.3 cm)
Description
A striped brimmed hat with a large abstract bow. The exterior of the hat is made of striped silk synthetic satin in green, pink, and yellow. The top of the crown is flat and circular. The sides of the crown have three upward facing pleats. There is a large self-fabric bow at the center front of the hat on the bias stitched with wire on the bow's edge. The crown and brim are made of buckram and are machine stitched together. The brim is circular, the striped fabric on the exterior is set on the bias and slightly gathered and secured to the underbrim at an angle. A metal wire is placed at the edge of the brim. At the inside of the hat there is a petersham ribbon machine stitched to the edge of the crown. There is a label on the inside of the hat at the center back that reads [The Hecht Co. Washington, D.C.] in brown script.
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 collected
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
hats
Topic
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Local and regional
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
2007.3.424
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50b0249a0-3ebb-438d-93ee-798d2635ba6a

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