Orange damask hat with elephant print
Object Details
- Description
- An orange damask hat with an elephant print and gold metallic detail. The body of the hat is made of four pieces of cotton damask machine stitched together; one for the top of the crown, the sides of the crown, and two for the brim. The hat has a tall crown with a flat top. There is a seam on the side of the crown visible at the center back. Seams are visable on the brim at the center front and center back. The orange damask cotton fabric is decorated with large scale floral and paisley patterning. Elephants and other motifs have been printed with light orange and gold metallic fabric paint. Decorative gold metallic thread is machine stitched around the top of the crown, base of the crown and at two rows at the edge of the brim. Black polyester fusible interfacing lines the inside of the hat providing structure.
- 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
- ca. 1970
- Object number
- 2007.3.436
- Created by
- Unidentified
- 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
- cotton damask, synthetic fiber, interfacing, metallic paint, and metallic thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 9 × 11 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 22 1/4 in. (22.9 × 28.6 × 26.7 × 56.5 cm)
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- 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_2007.3.436
