Bonwit Teller hatbox belonging to Etta Moten Barnett

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.

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.”

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