- Created by
- Macy's Little Shop, American
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- ca. 1960
- Medium
- silk velvet, silk synthetic taffeta, buckram, and petersham ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 4 3/4 × 9 × 8 3/4 × 20 in. (12.1 × 22.9 × 22.2 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A black pillbox hat with abstracted round interlocking panels. The hat is made of a buckram understructure while the exterior is covered in a black silk velvet. The hat is made of three separate pieces of fabric for the top of the crown, sides of the crown, and the brim which are all machine stitched together. The brim folds upwards the proper left side of the hat and continues to the back of the hat. On the proper right side, the two ends of the brim curve upwards and interlock creating a structured abstract decorative element. The edges of the hat are bound with black petersham ribbon. The inside of the hat is lined with a silk synthetic taffeta. There is a black petersham ribbon sweatband sewn at the interior. Three stitches of white cotton thread form a star on the sweatband which marks the center front of the hat. A silk satin label is placed on the inside of the hat at the center back which reads [Macy’s Little Shop].
- 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
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- pillboxes (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
- 2007.3.426
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




