Tan knit hat with brown band
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1970
name: label: Designed by
content: Kangol, British, founded 1938
label: Created by
content: Woodward & Lothrop, American, 1866 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A light brown knitted angora hat. The knitted brushed angora makes up the body of the hat. The crown and the brim are made of two separate pieces that are stitched together. A light brown petersham ribbon hat band is hand stitched to the base of the crown. At the center back of the hat the ends of the ribbon are joined together. The hat’s brim is short and upturned at the edges. It is supported with an inner paper stiffener. The interior of the hat is lined with white synthetic fabric. An additional panel of white fabric is added to the inside of the top of the crown. A light brown petersham ribbon is machine stitched to the edge of the hat at the interior. There are two labels at the center back of the hat the first reads [REGD KANGOL DESIGN MADE IN ENGLAND] in brown script. The second label reads [MADE IN ENGLAND FOR Woodward & Lothrop] in black script.
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.
place: label: Place made
content: England, Europe
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: 2007.3.416
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: angora wool, petersham ribbon, synthetic fiber, and paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 5 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 9 × 20 1/4 in. (14.6 × 24.1 × 22.9 × 51.4 cm)