Cloche hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cloche hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1950-1980. Designed by: Frank M. Benson, American. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
The object in the museum catalogue
This is a black faux fur hat belonging to Etta Moten Barnett. It is a cloche style hat with no brim and is composed of a soft faux fur material. There is a white tag sewn to the inside of the black grosgrain sweatband. Black text on the white label reads “Frank M. Benson.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1950-1980
- Designed by: Frank M. Benson, American
- Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
- Type: cloches
- Medium: cloth
- Dimensions: H x W: 7 1/16 × 7 1/16 in. (18 × 18 cm)
- Place used: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Fashion
- Topic: Millinery
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: A2022.13.1.111
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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