Cream hat with asymmetrical brim and feathers
date: label: Date
content: 1960s - 1970s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A cream wool hat with an asymmetrical brim, black bow, and two feathers. The hat features an asymmetrical, upturned brim, which flares upward on the proper left side. The edge of the brim is folded over with a wire that has been stitched into place. A hatband made from a black vinyl ribbon is adhered along the base of the crown, ending in a bow at the proper right side. Two feathers, one red feather and one white and brown ombre feather are tucked into the hatband bow. The inside of the hat is unlined. There is a stamp printed in the interior crown that reads [WPL 5923 / 100% WOOL]. There is no label.
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: 2007.3.517
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, vinyl, feathers, metal wire, rayon ribbon, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 9 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 21 1/2 in. (12.7 × 24.1 × 27.3 × 54.6 cm)