- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- denim and cotton
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (length of tail): 6 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 9 1/2 × 35 × 23 1/2 in. (16.5 × 18.4 × 24.1 × 88.9 × 59.7 cm)
- Description
- A brimless denim hat with a red and gold silk chevron trim. A length of the chevron trim circles the outer circumference of the hat, ending in a flat loop at the center back. Another length of chevron trim is attached to the crown of the hat in a pointed shape, angling at about 45 degrees. The pointed shape has been stuffed with material for additional stiffening. The excess fabric from the pointed shape hangs down the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined with no label. There is denim selvedge along the interior side seams.
- 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
- 2007.3.487
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




