Black cap with ribbon and veil
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Designed by
content: E.M. Swaim, American
label: Created by
content: Merrimac Hat Company, American, 1838 - 1970
label: Subject of
content: Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A black hat with a bow and decorative net veil. The body of the hat is made of black blocked fur felt. The top of the crown is flat and is rounded at the sides. An inverted "V" shaped cut out is placed at the center back of the hat. A black silk satin ribbon bow is handstitched to the center back of the hat at the top of the cut out. Another bow is sewn at the bottom of the cut out. This bow is tacked on proper left and right back of the cut out which creates the illusion that the ribbon serves as an adjustable drawstring. A silk net veil is tacked to the center back of the hat at the bottom bow and to the sides of the cut out. The fur felt of the hat's exterior is folded at the edge to the interior. A petersham rayon ribbon sweatband is handstitched overtop of the folded felt securing it to the interior. There is a black elastic strap secured to the sides of the hat behind the petersham ribbon with tacking stitches. Two large basting stitches in white thread mark center front of the hat on sweatband. A fabric label is sewn to the interior at the top of the crown that reads [E.M. Swaim NEW YORK]. Another label is stamped underneath this that reads [Merrimac SUPERIOR FUR FELT].
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 made
content: New York City, New York, United States
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: 2007.3.433
objectType: label: Type
content: caps (headgear)
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: fur felt, silk satin, silk net, petersham rayon ribbon, and elastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D x C: 2 × 6 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 20 in. (5.1 × 16.5 × 19.1 × 50.8 cm)