Created by
Unidentified
Distributed by
Woodward & Lothrop, American, 1866 - 1995
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1950s
Medium
wool felt and synthetic silk with rayon, metal and buckram
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 × 9 × 9 1/2 × 21 in. (10.2 × 22.9 × 24.1 × 53.3 cm)
Description
A wool felt pink hat with two-tone panels. The panels are light and dark pink and are made from a shiny, satiny material. The panels are sewn in an overlapping pattern that extends along the sides of the hat from the front to the back. A decorative piece of pink felt is sewn over a light pink panel of fabric on the back left side of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a light pink Petersham ribbon stitched to the interior crown. A yellow fabric tag stitched to the center back over the Petersham ribbon reads [Woodward & Lothrop, Washington, DC]. A smaller fabric tag to the right of the brand label reads [22 ½] in dark brown text.
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
Topic
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Millinery
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
2007.3.453
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f2ba2e3-8b01-453f-b615-9ca8b7d52705

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