Brown velvet hat with leaves and bow
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1930
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A brown velvet hat with a bow and leaves. The exterior of the hat is made of brown silk velvet cut on the bias. The crown of the hat is rounded and loosely fitted to the head. At the sides of the crown the brown velvet is decoratively gathered and stitched. Decorative stitches in orange thread in swirling patterns are seen on the front, left, and right sides of the hat. Seven appliqued leaves applied to the brim are made of silk and silk velvet with gold metallic thread. The backside of the leaves are covered with cotton fabric. An appliqued bow made of dark yellow silk grosgrain ribbon is stitched to the center back of the hat with metallic thread. The brim of the hat is longer at the sides and tapers inwards at the center front and back. Wire is applied to the edge of the brim. The hat is lined with brown silk on the bias and cording is placed at the interior where the crown of the hat meets the brim.
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: 2007.3.408
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: silk velvet, silk, cotton, metallic thread, cord, silk grosgrain ribbon, and metal wire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 4 × 11 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 21 in. (10.2 × 28.6 × 29.2 × 53.3 cm)