Black breton hat with veil
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Jelleff's, American, founded 1910
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black breton hat with a net veil. The exterior of the hat is constructed of black bias-cut velvet. The crown is short and fits closely to the head. The upward facing brim is made of black synthetic satin that covers stiff interfacing. There is a small looped tab at the center back of the brim to conceal a diagonal seam. Nylon net is attached where the upper brim satin interfacing and velvet meet. Decorative small V-shaped details are woven into the net. The hat's interior is made of two layers of buckram and is fully lined with a sheer black polyester organza. A paper covered metal wire is attached along the edge of the brim and sewn with zig zag machine stitching. A black petersham ribbon sweatband is machine stitched at bottom edge. A fabric label is located at interior center back that reads [Mr. Rickie ORIGINAL MADE EXPRESSLY FOR Jelleff’s].
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.
place: label: Place collected
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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: 2007.3.448
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
label: Type
content: Breton (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: velvet, synthetic fabric, nylon net, polyester organza, buckram, paper with wire, interfacing and petersham ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 × 21 in. (11.4 × 21.6 × 22.9 × 53.3 cm)