- Created by
- Betmar, American, founded 1933
- Subject of
- Black Fashion Museum, American, 1979 - 2007
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- felt fur with buckram, metal wire, rayon cotton Petersham ribbon, and adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 × 8 1/4 × 7 1/4 × 20 1/4 in. (12.7 × 21 × 18.4 × 51.4 cm)
- Description
- A dome-shaped hat made from purple fur felt. A double bow made from a purple Petersham ribbon is stitched to the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a purple Petersham ribbon stitched along the interior crown. A hat stamp in the interior center of the hat reads [Mystere. Made of Imported Fur] in teal ink.
- 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
- 2007.3.587
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




