- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1960s
- Medium
- wool felt with feathers, metal wire, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 × 9 1/2 × 8 × 23 1/2 in. (20.3 × 24.1 × 20.3 × 59.7 cm)
- Description
- A brown wool felt hat with a brim covered in brown pheasant feathers. The base of the hat is made from wool that has been blocked to shape. The brim has been folded upwards and tucked, creating a "bumper style". The interior of the hat is unlined and 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
- 2007.3.568
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




