- Created by
- Martelle
- Distributed by
- Franklin Simon & Co., 1902 - 1979
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- ca.1960
- Medium
- fur, wire, petersham rayon ribbon, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D x C: 4 × 8 1/2 × 8 × 22 in. (10.2 × 21.6 × 20.3 × 55.9 cm)
- Description
- A fur navy blue hat with a rounded crown. A pre-tied bow made of petersham rayon ribbon is glued to the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined and has a black petersham rayon ribbon sweatband. Metal wire is sewn around the circumference of the hat under the petersham ribbon. A label is sewn to the interior and reads [Franklin Simon] in black thread. Faded text in white is stamped to the crown’s interior that reads [Martelle].
- 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.
- Place collected
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- 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
- 2007.3.537
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




