Straw Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Straw Hat

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.229

Description

A black straw hat, with a wide brim. There is a black ribbon with a bow around the head portion of the hat. There is a thin black chin strap attached to the elastic on either side of the interior of the hat.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Size

Textile Details

Material

Plant Fiber

Color

Black, White, Red

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Betmar

Date made

circa 1950

Time Period

20th Century

Notes

It is difficult to exactly date this hat, as the company started in the 1930s, and continues to make "vintage" style hats today. Date is a guess.

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On tag inside the hat

Transcription

Betmar / M

Language

English

Material/Technique

Embroidered

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hat, Straw

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

308

Dimensions

Height

3 in

Diameter

14-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Lyn Packard

Notes

Owner/Donor