Blue and green iridescent hat with leather hat band
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Henry Pollak, Inc., American, founded 1912
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A blue and green iridescent hat with a leather hat band. The hat is constructed from wool fur felt that has been blocked into shape. The green underside of the hat has no pile, while the outside of the hat has a blue pile with green iridescence. The crown of the hat is rounded and has a flat top, with an approximate 4” height. The brim extends from 3.5” at the center front and 2.75” at the center back. A metal wire is encased along the edge of the brim, under the felt, for added shaping. The felt folded over the wire is secured with three rows of top stitching. A 2.5” wide blue rayon Petersham hatband is wrapped around the outside of the crown. A decorative loop made of a vertically placed 1.5” wide blue Petersham ribbon and a .5” wide strip of blue leather layered over top is adhered on the proper right side of the hat. The decorative loop, the Petersham ribbon, and the leather band are all secured to the hat with adhesive. A 1” green cotton/synthetic Petersham ribbon is sewn along the inner bottom edge. A label printed on the interior crown reads [NORICA / MELANGE / BLEND – FELT / 90% WOOL – 10% FUR / HENRY POLLACK, INC. NEW YORK] in light blue and white text. A union label attached at the inner center back band reads [967812] 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
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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: 2007.3.530
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, leather, rayon petersham ribbon, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 12 × 19 1/2 in. (9.5 × 29.2 × 30.5 × 49.5 cm)