Museum object · Clothing - Fashion and Historical
Purple felt hat with double bow
1950s
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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 dome-shaped hat made from purple fur felt. A double bow made from a purple Petersham ribbon is stitched to the center back of the hat. The interior of the hat is unlined. There is a purple Petersham ribbon stitched along the interior crown. A hat stamp in the interior center of the hat reads [Mystere. Made of Imported Fur] in teal ink. 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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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2007.3.587
