Derby hat worn as part of blackface minstrel costume
date: label: date made
content: ca. 1905
notes: label: Description
content: Derby-style hat worn as part of a costume for blackface minstrel performances in the early 20th century. The black felt hat has a black grosgrain ribbon band and curled brim, with a leather sweatband and a vented crown. The hat was manufactured by James Melvin Company of Toledo, Ohio, and was probably used by a member of the Fogg, Finning, and Alger troupe, who performed "eccentric musical comedy" in traveling minstrel shows in Southern Ohio and the Pacific Northwest in the first two decades of the 20th century.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Toledo
topic: label: Subject
content: Entertainment
label: Subject
content: Theater
label: Subject
content: Entertainment, general
label: Subject
content: Theater, Minstrel Shows
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0295.04
label: accession number
content: 2017.0295
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0295.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: felt (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 9 1/2 in x 12 in; 13.97 cm x 24.13 cm x 30.48 cm