- Manufactured by
- Baar & Beards, Inc., American, founded 1941
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- ca. 1970
- Medium
- plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (18.4 × 32.4 cm)
- Description
- This is a gold woven hat. It is formed out of narrow strands of plastic in a gold color woven tightly together. The hat is in a bucket style. Sewn onto the inside of the crown is an off-white fabric label. Black text on it reads “ MADE IN IN ITALY FOR / BAAR & BEARDS, INC. / NEW YORK.”
- Place made
- Italy, Europe
- Place purchased
- New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Millinery
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




