Purple pleated hat with three-looped bow
date: label: Date
content: 1980s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A high crown, purple and silver hat made from synthetic silk acetate material. The sides of the hat are constructed from knife pleated purple fabric. A triple looped bow is stitched to the top of the hat. The outer fabric of the bow is constructed from purple material, while the inner portion of the bow is made from silver fabric. The knot in the middle of the triple looped bow is made from silver fabric. Synthetic silk lines the interior of the hat. Black elastic cords are hand stitched to the lining at the right and left of the hat. 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
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: 2007.3.481
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 acetate, synthetic silk, elastic, cotton, buckram, and paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 × 9 × 7 1/2 × 21 3/4 in. (22.9 × 22.9 × 19.1 × 55.2 cm)