Black hat with white feather hat band
date: label: Date
content: 1970s-1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black velveteen hat (a) with white feathers decorating the crown and a black hat pin (b). The understructure of the hat is composed of stiffened nylon net that has been blocked to shape. The net base is covered with two panels of black velveteen fabric – a layer of velveteen is glued to the crown and a panel of velveteen is gathered with hand stitches and glued to the brim. White and black feathers are adhered to a strip of cotton canvas, which is then glued to the crown of the hat. Synthetic silk is machine stitched to the underside of the brim. The interior of the hat is unlined. A black Petersham ribbon is stitched along the inner brim. Machine stitched to the interior center back of the hat, over the Petersham ribbon, is a white fabric union label tag that reads [UNION MADE / JN 376256] in faded black text. The hat pin (b) features a steal pin and black glass head
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: 2007.3.519ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hatpins
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: a. velveteen, feathers, nylon, rayon ribbon, synthetic silk, adhesive, metal wire, cotton thread, synthetic satin with ink, and synthetic dye
label: Medium
content: b. steel and glass
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. hat): 4 × 12 × 11 × 21 in. (10.2 × 30.5 × 27.9 × 53.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. hatpin): 3 × 1 1/4 in. (7.6 × 3.2 cm)