Vera Whistler hat with pearl hat pins belonging to Etta Moten Barnett
date: label: Date
content: 1930-1960
name: label: Designed by
content: Vera Whistler, American
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a woven straw turban style hat (a) with two pearl hat pins (b,c). The hat (a) is made of woven black straw in a turban style. It has a faux wrap-around flap that accented with two identical hat pins. Each hat pin (b,c) is topped off by a large white faux pearl finial. Under the large pearl is a band of small rhinestones, followed by a smaller pearl. On the inside of the hat is a black grosgrain sweatband. Sewn into the sweatband is a white fabric label with black text that reads “VERA WHISTLER / ORIGINAL.” The interior of the hat is lined in black netting.
place: label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2022.13.1.9a-c
objectType: label: Type
content: hatpins
label: Type
content: hats
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: a: straw , net (textile)
label: Medium
content: b,c: beads with paste (glass) and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a): 7 5/8 × 9 7/16 in. (19.3 × 24 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b): 3 15/16 × 3/8 in. (10 × 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (c): 3 15/16 × 3/8 in. (10 × 1 cm)