Black and beige woven straw hat

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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