- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- mid-20th century
- Medium
- straw, wire, and synthetic petersham ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 3 × 9 1/4 × 9 3/4 × 19 1/2 in. (7.6 × 23.5 × 24.8 × 49.5 cm)
- Description
- A braided straw hat with a blocked flat crown and short stiff brim. The crown and the brim are made of two separate pieces of braided straw that are stitched together. The rows of braid making up each section of the hat are machine stitched together. The brim is slightly wider at the front and is shorter in the back. A brown petersham ribbon is machine stitched to the hat's inner circumference. Two thin metal wires are hand stitched to the inside of the hat behind the petersham ribbon. 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
- 2007.3.670
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




