- Manufactured by
- Bonwit Teller , American, 1895 - 2000
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- ca. 1960
- Medium
- cardboard and cord (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 11 1/8 × 6 7/8 in. (28.3 × 17.5 cm)
- Description
- This is a Bonwit Teller hatbox (a) and lid (b). The hat box (a) has an off-white background with a pattern of large blue and purple floral with green foliage design. It has a cream-colored cord to fasten down the lid threaded into the body of the box to create a second loop as a carrying handle. Handwritten on the side of the box in black ink is text that reads "Black Felt Fedora with Veil." The box is empty. The lid (b) is plain off-white background with green text in the center that reads “BONWIT / TELLER.”
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hatboxes
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.10ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




