Red wool knit hat with hat pin
date: label: Date
content: Mid 20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Helen Smith-Mason, American, 1911 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A red, wool knit hat (a) and hat pin (b). The hat is composed of three wool knit panels that have been connected in the round. They are connected horizontally and vertically creating a seam in the back. There is dark discoloration (two spots) one on the center front and one on the lower third of the hat, where the hat pin used to be. The inside of the hat is unlined. The steel hatpin (b) has a black glass pin head.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.3.749ab
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 (textile), metal, and glass
label: Dimensions
content: a: hat
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 10 × 12 × 24 in. (25.4 × 30.5 × 61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: b: hat pin
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 3 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 0.6 cm)