- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- straw with synthetic silk and cotton blend, metal wire, rayon ribbon, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 × 8 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 22 3/4 in. (15.2 × 21 × 24.8 × 57.8 cm)
- Description
- A straw hat with a pink hatband, pink straw trim around the brim, and a white Petersham ribbon bow on the back. The hat has a short brim and a tall crown. The interior has a brown Petersham ribbon along the inside crown with adhesive spillage near the back bow. There is no label on the inside of the hat.
- 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
- 2007.3.536
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




