A pink floral damask pillbox hat with detached net. The hat (a) is made of light pink synthetic damask with floral patterning. The hat is made of two panels of synthetic damask, one ovoid piece for the top of the crown and the other piece for the side of the crown. A center back seam is sewn on the side of the crown. The panel at the sides of the crown is folded inwards at the bottom and secured with hand stitching. The inside of the hat is stiffened with buckram. Hand stitching in pink thread is seen at the interior. The hat is unlabeled. A panel of light pink detached nylon net (b) is paired with the hat.
| Date | mid-20th century |
| Created by | Unidentified |
| Subject of | Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007 |
| Medium | synthetic damask, buckram, and nylon net |
| Dimensions | H x W x D x C (a. hat): 3 × 7 × 7 7/8 × 20 1/2 in. (7.6 × 17.8 × 20 × 52.1 cm) |
| Dimensions | L x W (b. net): 8 3/4 × 28 1/2 in. (22.2 × 72.4 cm) |
| 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 |
| Object number | 2007.3.775ab |
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