Pink velveteen hat with purple feathers
date: label: Date
content: 1960s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink velveteen hat with purple feathers and a rose. The base of the hat is made of buckram covered in pink silk synthetic blended velveteen. The crown and the brim are separate and are attached with hand stitches. The crown of the hat is flat and short. Purple feathers are adhered to hat at the base of the crown. There is a pink rose at the center front of the hat at the base of the crown made of synthetic velveteen. The green sepal at the base of the flower is made of polyester plain weave that is hidden from view by the feathers. The hat is lined with black sheer polyester organza at the crown and the pink velveteen continues to the underbrim. Metal wire is placed at the edge of the brim, it is hidden under the pink velveteen.
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: 2007.3.582
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: silk synthetic blend velveteen, synthetic velveteen, polyester plain weave, buckram, polyester organza, feathers, wire, petersham rayon ribbon, adhesive, and metal wire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 1 × 8 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 13 in. (2.5 × 21.6 × 21.6 × 33 cm)