- Created by
- Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- wool felt, mohair, metal wire, and rayon petersham ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 9 × 21 in. (14 × 19.1 × 22.9 × 53.3 cm)
- Description
- A beige brushed wool felt hat. The hat is made of one piece of blocked wool felt. The crown of the hat fits closely to the head. The hat is brimless, the edges of the hat are tucked into the interior. Metal wire is whip stitched to the raw edge at the hat's interior. A rayon petersham ribbon is machine stitched to the edge of the hat at the interior. There is a printed label on the interior at the top of the crown that reads [MERRIMAC Merri-Soie], smaller text surrounding this is illegible.
- 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
- 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
- 2007.3.440
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




