- Designed by
- Marshall Field & Company, American, 1852 - 2006
- Owned by
- Barnett, Etta Moten, American, 1901 - 2004
- Date
- ca. 1955
- Medium
- fur and cloth
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5 9/16 × 7 7/8 in. (14.2 × 20 cm)
- Description
- This is a fur cap worn by Etta Moten Barnett. The fur, possibly leopard, has a tan background with dark circles with a brown center creating a ‘rosette’ look. These rosettes are scattered over the surface of the fur, along with occasional small black spots. The cap is rounded in shape with no brim. It is lined in black fabric. Sewn to the interior black grosgrain sweatband is a pale gold tag with dark gold text that reads “Marshall Field Company.”
- Place used
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Etta Moten Barnett Archive
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Activism
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Clothing and dress
- Fashion
- Millinery
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2022.13.1.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown – Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




