White hat and hat box used on the show "Scandal"
date: label: Date
content: 2013
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Louise Green Millinery, American, founded 1987
label: Worn by
content: Kerry Washington, American, born 1977
label: Used by
content: Shondaland, American, founded 2005
notes: label: Description
content: A white Louise Green fedora hat (a) worn by Kerry Washington as the character Olivia Pope on the set of the television show Scandal, with hat box (b). The hat appears in Episode 222, "White Hat's Back On," which was broadcast May 16, 2013.
label: Description
content: a. The velour hat has a single dent running down the center of the crown, as well as dents on either side. A light beige velvet band wraps around the crown with a beaded floral appliqué embellishment at the front right side. The appliqué consists of floral shapes made out of round beads, cylindrical beads, silver colored beads, clear diamond shaped beads, ribbon, and thread. The inside of the hat is lined with silk and elastic where the crown meets the brim. There are three rectangular black tags on the silk. The first reads [MADE IN / U.S.A.]. The second reads [LOUIS GREEN / www.louisegreen.com]. The patent number is printed upon the third.
label: Description
content: b. The round hat box has green and cream vertical stripes along the base. The stripes are outlined in gold. The circular lid is green with gold around the outer edge. The top of the lid reads [Louise / GREEN] with a gold decorative design around the "G." There are gold color circular metal grommets in the box with a gold colored twist cord going through the grommets. The bottom of the box is green. The inside of the box and the lid are white. The box and lid have a few scratches, scuffs, and creases.
place: label: Place used
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Millinery
label: Topic
content: Television
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Walt Disney Television
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2019.90.26ab
objectType: label: Type
content: hats
label: Type
content: hatboxes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: a: velour with velvet, silk, elastic, beads, sequin, and thread
label: Medium
content: b: cardboard with paper, ink, and cord
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (a. hat): 4 × 12 × 13 in. (10.2 × 30.5 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (b. box): 8 × 15 × 15 in. (20.3 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)