Created by
Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
1960s
Medium
fur felt velour, feathers, adhesive, metal wire, and petersham rayon ribbon
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 7 × 8 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 22 1/2 in. (17.8 × 21 × 24.8 × 57.2 cm)
Description
A black fur felt hat with feathers. The hat is made of blocked fur velour and is flat at the top of the crown. The bottom of the crown tapers inwards giving the crown rounded sides. The sides and front of the hat are decorated with black feathers that are adhered to the hat and arranged horizontally. All the feathers’ tips face to the proper right. A small strip of black self-fabric trim is adhered to the back of the hat where the feathers are absent. The brim of the hat tapers outwards and is slightly longer on the front than on the back. The fur velour folds inwards to hat’s interior at the edge of the brim. A metal stiffening wire is hand-stitched to the edge of the brim. The raw edge and wire are hidden by a black petersham rayon ribbon sweatband, which is machine-stitched to hat. A label is printed to the top of the crown at the interior that reads [Peachbloom // Velour// MERRIMAC BODY // MADE OF // IMPORTED FUR] which is encircled by an orange outline of a peach. A woven label is stitched to the center back of the sweatband that reads [Snellenburgs // PHILADELPHIA]. A tag is stitched right of the fabric label that reads [23].
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
cloches
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
2007.3.463
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540bf2a2b-8588-46ea-bfa1-f1977974a922

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