Hatlet Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Hatlet

Creator

  • Designer: Green-Field, Benjamin B., 1898-1988
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Green-Field, Benjamin B. (b. Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1898 - d. Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1988)

Contributor

  • Manufacturer: Bes-Ben
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Est. 1919, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Donor: Murphy, John C.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Gift of John C. Murphy through the Chicago Historical Society.

Date

  • Creation: 1952

Language

  • No Language

Description

  • Content Description: Hatlet of navy blue wool with embroidery and mirrors.
  • Physical Description: Measurements, excluding veiling: 16 cm. front to back; 15 cm. side to side; 6.5 cm. high at highest point.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Clothing - Accessories - Hats
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): hats
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): headgear
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): hat veils
  • Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty): needlework (visual works)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Illinois - Cook County - Chicago
  • Coverage Date: 1952

Collection

  • Name: Texas Fashion Collection
    Code: TXFC

Institution

  • Name: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
    Code: UNTCVA

Rights

  • Rights Access: public
  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted.

Resource Type

  • Physical Object

Format

  • Image

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 1981.009.005
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc38071

Note

  • Display Note: Base of hatlet formed of an irregularly-shaped skullcap of dark navy blue wool decorated with embroidered lines, bands, etc. in red, yellow, and white. Over the surface of the fabric are small 1.5 cm. diameter mirrors in pink and red stitched borders. All edges are trimmed in gray/purple beads. Surmounting the hatlet are three bows of the same materials, and the whole is overlaid with fine dark blue veiling. Hatlet is lined in dark blue mesh and edged underneath with dark blue grosgrain ribbon. Attached to either side is a small plastic comb to secure the hatlet to wearer's head. Designer's label: "Bes-Ben / Made in Chicago".
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