Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
Date
ca. 1970
Medium
cotton, synthetic silk, adhesive, synthetic dye, and buckram.
Dimensions
H x W x D x C: 12 × 12 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (30.5 × 32.4 × 22.2 × 52.1 cm)
Description
A fabric hat with a brim and tall crown made of printed cotton. Palm trees and buildings in red, yellow, and green are printed across the fabric with a blue background. Buckram is used on the inside of the hat’s brim as a stiffener. The inside of the hat is lined in black with cotton fabric at the interior top of the crown and synthetic silk at the interior sides. The printed fabric on the exterior continues to the underside of the brim. The hat is entirely machine stitched.
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
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
2007.3.531
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c6acfa5-223c-4cd7-9830-498daff32f03

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