Hat with yellow and orange flower appliqué
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A brimless hat with yellow and orange flower appliqué. The base of the hat is made of light green synthetic taffeta with six machine stitched darts that meet at the top of the crown. The center back dart transitions into a seam that extends to the edge of the hat. Excess fabric from the dart fold is tacked down with adhesive to the crown forming the base for the flowers. Orange and yellow flowers and dark yellow leaves are glued to the hat's exterior which cover most of the visible surface area of green taffeta. Each flower is made of three to four layers of silk organza, blended silk synthetic and glued to the hat's exterior. A circle of synthetic green velvet is glued to the center of each flower. Sheer dark yellow silk chiffon is used to make long leaf shapes at the sides of hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. The raw edge of the green taffeta is folded, and machine stitched to exterior. Cording possibly made of elastic is encased in the rolled hem at the bottom of the hat.
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
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: 2007.3.449
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: synthetic taffeta, silk organza, silk synthetic, velvet, silk chiffon, adhesive, and cording
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 4 1/2 × 9 × 10 1/2 × 22 in. (11.4 × 22.9 × 26.7 × 55.9 cm)