- Created by
- Betmar, American, founded 1933
- Distributed by
- Woodward & Lothrop, American, 1866 - 1995
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1970s
- Medium
- fur felt with wool, silk, synthetic fiber, and buckram
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 × 7 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 21 1/4 in. (15.2 × 19.7 × 21.6 × 54 cm)
- Description
- Purple fur felt hat with brim in the front and a long strap under the chin. The interior of the hat is unlined with a purple Petersham ribbon stitched along the interior crown. A gold fabric tag reading [Woodward & Lothrop] is stitched to the center back interior. Branded into the interior of the hat is a label reading [Made in Northern Ireland / Aura / for betmar / IJ.Fisher. Illegible LTD.].
- Cataloging Notes
- This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.
- Collection title
- Black Fashion Museum Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- 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
- 2007.3.422
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




