Pink hat with hatband and feathers
date: label: Date
content: 1960s-1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Betmar, American, founded 1933
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink wool felt hat with a hatband and feathers. The hat is blocked to shape and has a rounded crown and brim. A pink synthetic petersham ribbon is adhered to the bottom of the crown. Three types of brown and white feathers in varying lengths are bound together on the proper left side of the hat. The feathers are joined at the quill with pink petersham ribbon and are sewn to the hat along the quill and bottom portion of the feathers. Black plastic is placed under the feathers close to the ribbon. The edge of the brim is folded to the underside and machine sewn along the perimeter. A woven fabric label is adhered to the center back of the hat which reads [betmar / new york]. A union label is placed behind the designer label which reads [UNITED HATTERS, CAP & MILLINERY WKRS / INT. UNION]. A label is stamped to the interior top of the crown which reads [100% WOOL/ betmar / NEW YORK]. White thread is placed at the bottom of the center back designer label.
label: Cataloging Notes
content: This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Black Fashion Museum Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2007.3.723
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wool felt, feathers, synthetic petersham ribbon, plastic, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 4 1/4 × 12 1/2 × 13 1/2 × 20 1/4 in. (10.8 × 31.8 × 34.3 × 51.4 cm)