Black straw hat with pleated net trim
date: label: Date
content: 1950s-1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black straw hat with pleated net trim. The hat is made of black synthetic straw, it has a round low crown. The crown and brim and made of two separate pieces and are machine sewn together. Black synthetic net is pleated, and hand stitched to the base of the crown. A black synthetic velvet ribbon is handsewn to the base of the crown below the net. The hat has a circular brim, the edge of the brim is bound in black synthetic bias tape. A metal wire is encased at the edge of the brim. A black synthetic petersham ribbon is handsewn to the base of the crown at the interior. A union label is folded in half and sewn to the edge of the petersham ribbon at the center back of the crown. The label reads [NEW YORK / CREATION / ADJUSTABLE] on the left side. The numbers [352052] are printed vertically in the center of the label. To the right of the numbers it reads [Mfd. / FAIR LABOR / STANDARDS / CONSUMERS' / Protection / LABEL].
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: 2007.3.756
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, synthetic net, metal wire, synthetic velvet ribbon, synthetic, and cotton synthetic petersham ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 3 1/2 × 12 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 20 in. (8.9 × 32.4 × 31.8 × 50.8 cm)