- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- straw, synthetic silk, cotton, and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 10 3/4 × 12 3/4 × 22 in. (17.8 × 27.3 × 32.4 × 55.9 cm)
- Description
- A wide brim straw hat with an alternating design of plain weave and open weave in a swirl pattern. There are four sections of the spiral design that have an open weave. The interior of the hat is unlined. A tan Petersham ribbon is machine stitched to the inner brim. A white woven fabric tag at the center back reads [Made in Italy for Bloomingdale’s] in black 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
- 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
- 2007.3.488
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




