Purple hat with puckered fabric and rhinestones

Mertize, American, founded 1951 · 1960s

A purple, oblong hat (a), sometimes called a "pancake hat," covered in purple puckered fabric with original price tag (b). A line of faux crystal rhinestones encircles the outer crown of the hat. The interior of the hat is lined with a black synthetic fabric. A black Petersham ribbon lines the interior crown and a black, elastic chin strap is attached under the Petersham ribbon. A yellow fabric tag with a red border is stitched to the center back interior of the hat. The fabric tag reads [Mertize Millinery. Detroit, Michigan] in red font. The hat has an accompanying price tag reading [$50.00] printed in black on off-white paper.