- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1930s-1950s
- Medium
- straw
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 18 1/2 × 18 1/4 × 22 1/4 in. (11.4 × 47 × 46.4 × 56.5 cm)
- Description
- A wide brimmed hat made from six panels of thin, transparent straw material sewn together. The crown button at the top of the hat is also composed of straw. 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
- 2007.3.574
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




