Pink hat with feathers, fabric flowers, and ribbon
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
label: Distributed by
content: Bergdorf Goodman, American, founded 1899
notes: label: Description
content: A pink cartwheel style hat with a shallow crown and a wide brim. The base of the hat is composed of buckram, and it’s covered with a purple polyester knit fabric. Eight flowers made from purple, gold, maroon, and lavender, polyester velvet fabric are backed with paper, and adhered to the outer surface of the crown. A hatband made from a purple Petersham ribbon is sewn where the crown and brim meet. A bow made from purple Petersham ribbon is handstitched to the center front of the hat. Long, red Ostrich feathers are glued along the outer edge of the brim. A magenta polyester knit fabric lines the underside of the brim and a red Petersham ribbon is sewn along the interior crown. A black fabric tag is sewn to the interior center back. The tag reads [BERGDORF GOODMAM//ON THE PLAZA// NEW YORK] in gold thread.
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: 2007.3.498
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: feathers, rayon ribbon, metal wire, paper, adhesive, synthetic velveteen, polyester, cellulose acetate, and buckram
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 14 in. (3.8 × 3.2 × 31.1 × 35.6 cm)