Pork Pie Hat, worn by Lester Young
date: label: date made
content: 1950s
name: label: user
content: Young, Lester
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This hat was made for Duke-Rigs Men's Shop in New York, New York, 1950s. It is a pork pie style hat made of black felt with a round flat, creased crown, black grosgrain ribbon and bow, and a large brim. The bow features a small button with an attached string for use in windy weather. The string would be attached to the lapel of a jacket to keep the hat from blowing away.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This hat was previously owned and used by American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player Lester Young (1909-1959).</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lester W. Young, Jr.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2019.0207.04
label: accession number
content: 2019.0207
label: catalog number
content: 2019.0207.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 13 in x 14 in; 8.89 cm x 33.02 cm x 35.56 cm