Purple fur hat with front brim and chinstrap
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Purple fur hat with front brim and chinstrap

Betmar, American, founded 1933 · 1970s

fur felt with wool, silk, synthetic fiber, and buckram
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Purple fur felt hat with brim in the front and a long strap under the chin. The interior of the hat is unlined with a purple Petersham ribbon stitched along the interior crown. A gold fabric tag reading [Woodward & Lothrop] is stitched to the center back interior. Branded into the interior of the hat is a label reading [Made in Northern Ireland / Aura / for betmar / IJ.Fisher. Illegible LTD.].

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