Fedora worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Museum Object and Cultural History
Fedora worn by Melvin Van Peebles: Date: Mid to late 20th century. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021.
The object in the museum catalogue
A fedora worn by Melvin Van Peebles. The hat is made from woven synthetic straw that has been blocked to shape. The weave features a repeat scallop pattern made from black and natural synthetic material. The asymmetrical brim is longer in the front (2”) and shorter in the back. There is a 7” long center crease at the top of the crown. A 1” wide black and white checkerboard hatband made from synthetic material (possibly polyester) encircles the base of the crown and there is a self-fabric loop sewn to the proper right side of the band. There are two metal grommets on both the proper right and proper left crown for ventilation. The inside of the hat is unlined, but a white woven (possibly polyester) hatband is machine sewn along the interior crown. Sewn to the interior center back is a white fabric tag. Printed on the front of the tag is a graphic of two blue seahorses shown in profile, facing each other. Orange text printed below the seahorses reads [MADE IN THAILAND].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: Mid to late 20th century
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
- Type: fedoras
- Type: hats
- Medium: polypropylene straw, polyester, and metal
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 4 13/16 × 9 1/16 × 10 5/8 × 21 in. (12.2 × 23 × 27 × 53.3 cm)
- Place made: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Black Enterprise
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Fashion design
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Musicians
- Object number: 2024.60.21
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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