- Manufactured by
- Duchess
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- ca. 1980
- Medium
- a. wool felt, and cotton corduroy
- b. paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C (a. hat): 5 × 10 × 11 3/4 × 20 in. (12.7 × 25.4 × 29.8 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A tan hat with an orange cord (a). The body of the hat is made of wool felt. The hat has a rounded crown and a floppy, unstructured brim. A ribbed, orange cotton corduroy cord is tied around the base of the crown. There is a knot on the proper left side of the cord. A yellow stamp on the interior of the hat at the top of the crown reads [Duchess REG’D BODY MADE IN ITALY]. There is an associated piece of paper with writing on it (b). The wrinkled paper has handwriting in pencil which reads [Josh is new we were very busy].
- 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
- 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
- 2007.3.428ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




