Created by
Wesco
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1950s
Medium
fur felt, viscose satin ribbon, metal wire, and petersham ribbon
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 × 21 1/2 in. (11.4 × 21.6 × 22.9 × 54.6 cm)
Description
A blocked fur felt red hat with two bows. The hat is indented at the top of the crown creating a “telescoped” blocked shape. The brim of that hat is blocked to resemble a breton hat brim. There is a viscose satin ribbon where the crown of the hat meets the brim with a bow at the center front and the center back. The bows are secured to the hat with hand stitches. A metal wire is attached to the top of the brim at the hat's interior with a metal aglet. Another metal wire is machine stitched to the bottom raw edge which is then folded to the interior. This wire is covered with a red petersham ribbon sweatband. There is a fabric label stitched to the hat's interior at the center back that reads [A Clemar ORIGINAL by Wesco].
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
2007.3.457
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd552afed55-c057-4e14-bf43-7eaa33a6ca9b

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