Yellow velveteen pillbox hat
date: label: Date
content: 1940s
name: label: Created by
content: Mr. John, American, founded 1948
label: Distributed by
content: Woodward & Lothrop, American, 1866 - 1995
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pillbox hat made from a yellow, velveteen material. The hat features a circular, flat crown and slightly curved, upright sides. The front of the hat is slightly shorter than the sides and back. The interior of the hat is lined in a yellow, synthetic material. A red, white, and blue fabric tag stitched to the center back reads [New York. Paris. Mr. John, Classic] A white fabric tag with embroidered pink flowers stitched to the interior right reads [Woodward & Lothrop. Washington, DC.]
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.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Millinery
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2007.3.586
objectType: label: Type
content: pillboxes (hats)
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: Synthetic rayon faille with metal wire, buckram, and velveteen
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 7 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 19 1/4 in. (5.7 × 18.1 × 21 × 48.9 cm)