Black and beige woven straw hat
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black and beige woven straw hat

Peck & Peck, American, 1888 - 1991 · 1960s

straw and rayon
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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.

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