- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- synthetic taffeta, silk organza, silk synthetic, velvet, silk chiffon, adhesive, and cording
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 4 1/2 × 9 × 10 1/2 × 22 in. (11.4 × 22.9 × 26.7 × 55.9 cm)
- Description
- A brimless hat with yellow and orange flower appliqué. The base of the hat is made of light green synthetic taffeta with six machine stitched darts that meet at the top of the crown. The center back dart transitions into a seam that extends to the edge of the hat. Excess fabric from the dart fold is tacked down with adhesive to the crown forming the base for the flowers. Orange and yellow flowers and dark yellow leaves are glued to the hat's exterior which cover most of the visible surface area of green taffeta. Each flower is made of three to four layers of silk organza, blended silk synthetic and glued to the hat's exterior. A circle of synthetic green velvet is glued to the center of each flower. Sheer dark yellow silk chiffon is used to make long leaf shapes at the sides of hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. The raw edge of the green taffeta is folded, and machine stitched to exterior. Cording possibly made of elastic is encased in the rolled hem at the bottom of the hat.
- 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
- 2007.3.449
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




