- Manufactured by
- Makins Hat Company Ltd., American, 1974 - 2013
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- ca. 1980
- Medium
- wool (hair)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (7 × 24 cm)
- Description
- This is a black wool felt beret. Around the inside it has a grosgrain sweatband. Sewn to the sweatband is a black fabric label with pink text that reads “makins / New York.”
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- berets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




