Created by
Unidentified
Manufactured by
Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
Distributed by
Woodward & Lothrop, American, 1866 - 1995
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1960s
Medium
wool felt with rhinestones, rayon ribbon and silk
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 8 in. (6.4 × 21.6 × 20.3 cm)
Description
A beret with three layers of pleats in a pale apricot shade of wool. Two decorative wool snaps with rhinestones connect the top and bottom pleated layers at the front of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. An orange Petersham ribbon is stitched along the length of the interior crown. A gold fabric tag stitched over the Petersham ribbon at the center back seam reads [Woodward & Lothrop, Washington]. To the right of the label tag is a smaller fabric tag that reads [22] in a small, black, rounded rectangle. A label is branded into the interior of the hat that reads [Made in illegible. Merrimac Hat Corp. Bottom line of text 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.
Collection title
Black Fashion Museum Collection
Classification
Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Type
berets
Topic
Clothing and dress
Fashion
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
2007.3.447
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58cc1909e-5f4b-4cfd-9044-cb98a6b31081

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

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