Black and beige woven straw hat
Object Details
- Description
- A black and beige woven straw hat. The hat's body is made from thick beige straw and a thinner black straw. In addition, two strands of thin black straw are woven throughout the hat. The hat band is made of a thick black rayon grosgrain ribbon. A bow made of the same ribbon is tacked to the center front of the hat with black thread. The edges of the brim are rolled upwards. A black rayon grosgrain ribbon sweatband that is machine stitched along the circumference of the hat's interior. A label is sewn at the back of the hat along the sweatband and reads [PECK & PECK] in red script and underneath [FIFTH AVEUNE NEW YORK] in black script.
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Black Fashion Museum founded by Lois K. Alexander-Lane
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Date
- 1960s
- Object number
- 2007.3.399
- Created by
- Peck & Peck, American, founded 1888
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- hats
- Medium
- straw and rayon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 4 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (11.4 × 21.6 × 26.7 × 52.1 cm)
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Topic
- African American
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Millinery
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2007.3.399
