- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Distributed by
- Macy's, Inc., American, founded 1858
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- Synthetic fur, nylon lace, rayon ribbon, metal wire, and cotton piping
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 × 8 × 8 1/4 × 17 1/2 in. (7.6 × 20.3 × 21 × 44.5 cm)
- Description
- A beret-style hat made from pink synthetic fur. The interior of the hat is lined with pink, machine-made lace with a floral pattern. A pink Petersham ribbon is stitched along the interior brim. Two steal pins have been inserted into the Petersham ribbon on the proper left and two on the proper right. A white fabric tag is stitched to the pink Petersham ribbon that reads [Macy’s, New York] in pink text.
- 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
- berets
- 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
- 2007.3.590
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




