- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1970s-1990s
- Medium
- polypropylene, petersham rayon cotton blend ribbon, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 1 3/4 × 14 1/4 × 14 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (4.4 × 36.2 × 36.2 × 51.4 cm)
- Description
- An oversized, flat hat, sometimes called a "pancake hat," in a red polypropylene textured to resemble straw in a braided circular pattern. There is a decorative loop made of the same material of the hat's body at the exterior of the hat band. The loop is adhered by adhesive and stitches. A petersham ribbon is sewn along the circumference of the hat’s interior.
- 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
- 2007.3.543
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




