Hat worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave
date: label: Date
content: 2013
name: label: Designed by
content: Patricia Norris, American, 1931 - 2015
label: Worn by
content: Chiwetel Ejiofor, British, born 1977
label: Created by
content: Western Costume Company, American, founded 1912
label: Subject of
content: Solomon Northup, American, 1808 - 1875
notes: label: Description
content: This straw boater hat was worn by Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup in the film 12 Years a Slave (2013). The hat is made from braided straw sewn in concentric circles to form a wide round brim, tall crown, and crushed top. A hatband made from brown braided cotton ribbon is tied around the crown and knotted at the proper left side. Illegible text is handwritten in black ink on the interior center back crown.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Costume design
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
label: Exhibition
content: Taking the Stage
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Western Costume Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.158.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: boaters
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: straw, cotton ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (On form): 8 × 15 1/2 × 15 in. (20.3 × 39.4 × 38.1 cm)