- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1980s
- Medium
- fur felt, rayon, cotton thread, and metal wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 3/4 × 13 1/4 × 12 3/4 × 21 1/2 in. (17.1 × 33.7 × 32.4 × 54.6 cm)
- Description
- A blue felt hat with a braided hat band and a wide brim. The hat band is made from three strips of wool felt, braided together. It is hand stitched around the outside of the hat and ends in a loop slightly right of the center front. The loop is hand sewn into place with cotton thread. There is a wire machine stitched along the edge of the hat brim. The brim is folded over onto itself to cover the hat wire. The interior of the hat is unlined. A Petersham ribbon is sewn 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
- 2007.3.497
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




