On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Manufactured by
Michelle
Owned by
Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005
Subject of
Women In Community Service, founded 1967
Date
1960s-1980s
Medium
2018.31.4.2a: straw and chiffon
2018.31.4.2b: metal
Dimensions
H x W x D (Hat (2018.31.4.2a)): 4 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 10 in. (11.4 × 31.1 × 25.4 cm)
L x W (Pin (2018.31.4.2b)): 3 × 1/2 in. (7.6 × 1.3 cm)
Description
A straw hat with a chiffon band (2018.31.4.2a) and pin (2018.31.4.2b) owned by Rosa Parks. The straw hat is light in color and has a brim that is longer in the front than in the back. The edge of the brim is fairly thick. Around the base of the hat is a cream colored chiffon band. The chiffon band is pinned with a Women In Community Service (WICS) metal pin that is gold in color. The pin is long and thin. The top of the pin has [Women In Community Service] arced over a circle with a tear drop shape at center. [WICS] is below the circle. The interior of the hat has white and red manufacturer's label reading [Michelle].
Place used
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
hats
Topic
Activism
Associations and institutions
Civil rights
Clothing and dress
Social reform
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Library of Congress
Object number
2018.31.4.2ab
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd027853-43f1-4981-a3a3-50da8f3c45ca

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