Wide brimmed woven raffia hat
date: label: Date
content: 1950s-1960s
name: label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A wide brimmed woven raffia hat (a) with a detachable hat band (b). The braided straw has been blocked to shape to form the hat’s structure. The raffia structure of the hat consists of two strands of two-ply twine woven together. The braided straw spirals outward from the top center of the crown and is machine stitched into place. Two rows of black machine stitching connect the crown to the brim. The brim is wider in the front and shorter at the back of the hat. Navy blue bias-cut velveteen is stitched to the underside of the brim. Two metal wires are encased in the straw brim – one wire is folded into the brim edge, and one is encased in the velveteen underbrim’s edge. The interior of the hat is unlined. A black Petersham ribbon is stitched along the inner crown. Sewn to the center back of the Petersham ribbon is a tan fabric tag that reads [JACQUE-LYNN / 3432 CONNECTICUT AVE. / WASHINGTON D.C.] in black text. The hatband (b) is composed or a tan, 1.5” wide Petersham ribbon. 11 stumpwork flowers, made from cotton thread are adhered to the ribbon. Black and clear beads are glued to each flower’s 12 petals.
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: 2007.3.518ab
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: a. raffia, straw, velveteen, rayon ribbon, and metal wire
label: Medium
content: b. rayon, glass beads, plastic pearls, cotton, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. hat): 2 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 12 3/8 × 20 1/2 in. (5.7 × 31.1 × 31.4 × 52.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b. hat band): 26 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (66.7 × 3.8 cm)