Brown hat with strap and net veil
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A brown high crown hat with a brown chin strap and net veil. The upturned edges of the hat have been sewn with a matching brown thread. The hat is composed of brown felt and has a brown net veil adhered to the back. A chin strap made from brown felt hangs from the bottom of the hat. The hat is made of brown felt and has a veil composed of a brown, medium weight, stretchy fishnet material that hangs from the bottom of the hat at the back. A chin strap made from brown felt hangs from the bottom of the hat. A gold beaded decoration, in the shape of an upturned half circle is sewn over the back of the hat, on top of the net veil. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a brown Petersham ribbon that is stitched along the interior crown. There is a yellow fabric label stitched to the center back interior that reads [22. Mfd under labor standards.]
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: 2007.3.534
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: wool felt with metal, cotton, synthetic fiber, and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 7 × 8 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 19 in. (17.8 × 21.6 × 19.7 × 48.3 cm)