- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- mid to late 20th century
- Medium
- straw and paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 6 × 12 × 12 × 21 in. (15.2 × 30.5 × 30.5 × 53.3 cm)
- Description
- A red woven straw hat. The hat is made of one piece of twill woven straw which is blocked to shape and painted red. The crown of the hat is rounded and spirals out from the center. The hat has a wide brim that is the same width throughout. The brim is finished with a single fold to the hat's interior. The hat is unlined and unlabeled.
- 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
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- 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
- 2007.3.669
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




