Gray knit hat with brown hat band and bow
date: label: Date
content: mid-20th century
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A gray knit hat with a brown hat band and bow. The hat is made of knitted wool and has a flat circular crown. Rib stitch is used on the sides of the crown. The hat band is made of brown synthetic petersham ribbon and tacked to the base of the crown. A bow made of brown petersham ribbon is tacked to the center front of the hat band. The brim of the crown is flat, a box pleat is placed on the brim at the center back. The grey knit wool continues to the bottom of the underside of the brim. The inside of the crown is lined with mauve synthetic and is handsewn to the edge of the wool brim. Buckram is used as a stiffener inside of the hat. The hat is unlabeled.
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: 2007.3.765
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: knit wool, synthetic petersham ribbon, synthetic, buckram, and metal wire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 3 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 11 1/2 × 19 3/4 in. (8.3 × 28.6 × 29.2 × 50.2 cm)