Black woven hat with white bow
date: label: Date
content: 1950s
name: label: Created by
content: Betmar, American, founded 1933
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
label: Distributed by
content: Best & Co., American, 1879 - 1970
notes: label: Description
content: A black, bonnet-style hat made from woven synthetic-straw (polypropylene) material. There is a cream-colored ribbon that circles the exterior crown and finishes in a bow at the center front. The interior brim is composed of a white woven, synthetic straw material. The interior of the hat is unlined, one black woven ribbon lines the interior crown at the top and one black woven ribbon lines the interior crown at the base. There is a white fabric tag at the center back that reads [Betmar] in red text. To the right of the white fabric tag is a yellow fabric tag that reads [Best & Co. Fifth Ave, New York] in black text.
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: 2007.3.559
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 straw (polypropylene) with rayon, Petersham ribbon, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 3/4 × 8 × 9 3/4 × 20 1/2 in. (12.1 × 20.3 × 24.8 × 52.1 cm)