Purple felt hat with double bow
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Purple felt hat with double bow

Betmar, American, founded 1933 · 1950s

felt fur with buckram, metal wire, rayon cotton Petersham ribbon, and adhesive
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

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.

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