- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- straw with synthetic velvet , glass rhinestone, silk polyester, rayon ribbon, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 9 1/4 × 20 3/4 in. (8.3 × 8.3 × 23.5 × 52.7 cm)
- Description
- A black hat made from woven straw with a high brim and short crown. A thin, black, velveteen ribbon is stitched along the outer circumference, where the brim meets the crown. The ends of the hat band and crossed over at the center back and a crystal rhinestone ornament in a metal prong setting is stitched on top of where the ends are crossed. The interior of the hat is lined with black, polyester netting. A green one inch Petersham ribbon is machine stitched along the interior crown. There is no label.
- 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
- 2007.3.480
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




