- Manufactured by
- Betmar, American, founded 1933
- Owned by
- Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
- Subject of
- Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
- Date
- 1941-1994
- Medium
- synthetic fiber and ribbon
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/4 x 9 x 8 in. (18.4 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- Cream saucer hat designed by Betmar made from synthetic straw and trimmed with wide cream grosgrain ribbon that has two short tails at the center back. The hat is shaped with wire along the interior hat band of cream grosgrain ribbon. The wire is edged around two triangular-shaped pieces of the synthetic straw that fit above the wearer's ears and keep the hat in place. A white manufacturer's label with black machine embroidery is sewn to the center back interior band that reads: "Betmar".
- Place collected
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
- Object number
- 2016.48.37.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




