Woven gold hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Woven gold hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: ca. 1970. Manufactured by: Baar & Beards, Inc., American, founded 1941. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a gold woven hat. It is formed out of narrow strands of plastic in a gold color woven tightly together. The hat is in a bucket style. Sewn onto the inside of the crown is an off-white fabric label. Black text on it reads “ MADE IN IN ITALY FOR / BAAR & BEARDS, INC. / NEW YORK.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1970
- Manufactured by: Baar & Beards, Inc., American, founded 1941
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: hats
- Medium: plastic
- Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/4 × 12 3/4 in. (18.4 × 32.4 cm)
- Place made: Italy, Europe
- Place purchased: New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Millinery
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2022.13.1.11
- 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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