- Created by
- Begg, Thomas, Inc., American
- Distributed by
- Haberdasher, Raleigh, American, 1911 - 1992
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- wool felt with cotton, leather, vinyl, silk, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 × 10 1/2 × 12 × 23 1/2 in. (12.7 × 26.7 × 30.5 × 59.7 cm)
- Description
- A brown, brimmed, derby-style felt hat with a foliage printed hat band. The hat band colors are green, orange, yellow, and white. The inside of the hat has a dark brown leather band that is stitched along the interior crown. Near the center front seam, a drawstring, made from a gold synthetic material is stitched to the interior band. The hat is unlined, but the interior band contains many embossed inscriptions: "R.R," "Raleigh-Haberdasher Washington," "Chasseur," "A Thomas Begg Original New York." The verso of the leather band reads [200p.]
- 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.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- derbies (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
- 2007.3.546
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




