title: Calotte
creator: Carnegie, Hattie
contributor: Neiman Marcus
contributor: Alexander, Joe
date: 1955
language: No Language
description: Hat of pale purple or violet felt/velor. Styled as a calotte (also
 spelled "calot"), the hat has a domed pale purple felt crown "stacked" on
 another domed form of the same felt.  The lower form has a horizontal "tuck"
 near the base, enhancing the impression of the hat being stacked felt
 domes.  On right side of the crown near base is an applied bow of the same
 felt.  The hat is unlined, with an inner dark blue grosgrain ribbon
 hatband.

Stamped inside the crown: "Premier / Finest Quality / Imported /
 Velour"
Joint Designer's and Retailer's label sewn to inner hatband: "Hattie
 Carnegie / Inc / Original / Expressly for / Neiman-Marcus".
Retains original
 Neiman-Marcus paper tag. Obverse: "Neiman-Marcus / B830 / x8SINZ / 7529x /
 2995"; Reverse: "15 00"

With matching hatpin, the head covered with a small
 pad of the same felt as the hat.
subject: Hats (Headgear)
coverage: United States - New York - New York City
coverage: United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas
coverage: 1955
rights: Public
rights: Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives
rights: All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted.
type: Physical Object
format: Image
identifier: local-cont-no: 1985.001.042
identifier: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38111/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metadc38111