Pink wool hat with blue velvet hat band
date: label: Date
content: 1970s - 1990s
name: label: Created by
content: Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
label: Distributed by
content: S. Kann Sons Co., American, 1893 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A pink wool felt hat with a dark blue velvet hat band and two small bows at the back. The hat features a high crown and asymmetrical brim made from fuchsia wool that has been blocked to shape. The top of the crown features pinhole punctures forming a straight line from the center back to the center front. The asymmetrical brim extends 2.875” from the center front and 1.75” from the center back seam. A hatband made from a 2.25” band of navy-blue velvet is hand tacked to the sides of the crown. The velvet hat band is backed with paper along its folded edges and buckram to add structure. Two bows made from the same navy blue velvet fabric are hand sewn over the center back seam where the ends of the hatband are sewn together. Light pink synthetic (possibly acetate) lining has been sewn along the interior crown. It is gathered and topstitched and has pink wool yarn inserted through a channel along the top, creating a drawstring. The interior lining covers the original inner band, made from linen-backed synthetic plain weave fabric that has been gathered and stitched to the hat. The interior crown is stamped with a brand label that reads [BODY BY / MERRIMAC HAT CORP. / MADE IN USA / 100% WOOL] in dark grey text. A tan fabric label sewn to the inner proper right side of the hatband reads [QUINLEY / COSMOPOLITAN CLASSIC] in brown text. An additional tan fabric label sewn to the inner center front reads [MADE EXCLUSIVELY / FOR S. KANN SONS / WASHINGTON] in brown text.
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: Fashion design
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: 2007.3.524
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: wool felt, wool yarn, silk velvet, buckram, synthetic (possibly acetate) faille, and linen
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 11 × 11 1/4 × 19 1/2 in. (12.7 × 27.9 × 28.6 × 49.5 cm)