Brown cloche with visor and bow

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A taupe wool felt cloche with brim and grosgrain ribbon front band with bow accent. The exterior of the hat has a fuzzy, fur-like texture. The interior of the hat is unlined with a brown Petersham ribbon at the interior crown. A yellow fabric tag stitched to the center back reads [AMY New York, Designed for Woodward & Lothrop, Washington] and a curtain logo on the interior hat reads [Aigrette, Made in Italy]. This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

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