Multicolored Tinsel Hat
Multicolored tinsel turban style hat with 3 azure faux gems.
Unknown designer
1960-1969
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2433
Unknown
Yellow Calot Hat
Calot of yellow woven fabric crown with taupe velvet rim rose stem encircling crown ending at yellow rose on rim with scrap of netting attached
Unknown designer
1950-1959
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2427
Unknown
Red Straw Hat
Red straw spiral crown hat with turned back brim and two straw flowers on overhanging stems.
Unknown designer
1940-1949
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2441
Unknown
Pink Velvet Cocktail Hat
Pink velvet on felt leaf shaped cutouts attached to wire circlet with one seven toothed comb
Unknown designer
1950-1959
Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2402
United States
Black Velvet Mandarin Hat
Black velvet and felt Mandarin hat with gold and pearl finial
Unknown designer
1960-1969
Gift from Estate of Waller Staley
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2379
Unknown
White Felt, Rhinestone, Studded Cocktail Hat
White felt rhinestone studded cocktail hat with two three tooth combs, one on each side sold at, The Fashion, an upscale department store owned by Ben Wolfman Inc. in Houston, TX.
Unknown designer
1950-1959
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2393
United States
Nell of New York, Pink Silk Velvet Turban
Turban made of several velvet strips of various shades of pink combined and pleated in a seamless soft turban. Inside label reads "Nell New York Designed for Lord & Taylor"
Nell of New York
1950-1959
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2419
New York, United States
Lilac and Olive Feather Casque
Casque with four scallops running along the sides and forehead. The entire hat is covered with natural and dyed pheasant feathers. The inside of the hat is lined with blue felt. The hat also has a Best & Co. label.
Best & Co., Fifth Ave., New York
1940-1949
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2408
United States
Red Silk Satin Doll Hat
Low round crown wrapped in a 1" velvet ribbon and narrow brim. The ribbon is tied loosely on the side of the head with a small red cotton flower emerging from bow. There is a Rivera label sewn in as well.
Rivera
1940-1949
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2387
Unknown
Mouse Brown Silk Velvet Pillbox Hat
Soft pillbox hat (round brimless hat) embroidered with wooden rosettes (painted red, charcoal, ocher, olive) secured with glass-beaded strings.
Unknown designer
1940-1949
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2369
Unknown
Pinehurst, Shades of Rose, Velvet and Satin, Pillbox Hat
Velvet and satin crown ribbon sewn at edges to form stripes surrounded by woven ribbons in three shades of rose around crown and sides of pillbox hat; net attached to front half of hat at crown. Label identifies B. Altman & Co. Fifth Ave.
Pinehurst
1960-1969
Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2353
United States
Damozel, Hot Pink Velvet Ribbon Pillbox Hat
Hot pink velvet ribbon flowers pillbox hat with front net and two three tooth combs, one on each side; the flowers are formed of gathered ribbon petals and a knotted ribbon center, there is one flower in the center of the crown and seven flowers around the circumference.
Damozel of New York
1960-1969
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2347
United States
Multicolored Pheasant Feather Pillbox Hat
Feather pillbox hat, natural pheasant feathers and red, green, black, and white feathers on satin over net
Unknown designer
1960-1969
Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2319
United States
Black Velvet and Feather Hat
Black velvet grey ostrich feather trimmed cocktail hat, small brim, velvet band with self bows at each end. Label includes Craig's Exclusive Millinery, Houston.
American Room Exclusive Studio Design
1940-1949
]Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2327
United States
White, Braid Over Wire, Cocktail Hat
White, braid over wire, cocktail hat made to resemble oak leaf and acorn branches
Unknown designer
1950-1959
Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2307
Unknown
Amrose New York for Bonwit Teller, Red White and Navy Straw Beret
Red, white, and navy concentric circles straw beret with navy ribbon embellishment from hat center toward back,
Amrose New York for Bonwit Teller
1960-1969
Gift from Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2314
United States
Leslie James, Gold Felt Hat
Deep gold napped felt cloche with 2" green velvet ribbon band and brown and white curled rooster feather
Leslie Masters, Designer
1950-1959
Anonymous donor
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2336
Pan American Airlines Stewardess Cap
Blue Pan Am stewardess cotton twill beret cap with white accent on top.
Mae Hanauer Inc.
1960-1969
Elizabeth Brown
HCC_FA_2018_P2-2497
United States
Court Paris, Black Top Hat
Black beaver top hat with black silk band.
Court Paris
1840-1849
Gift of Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018-1052
France
Young's, Black Bowler Hat
Black felt bowler hat with grosgrain band and petersham edges.
Young's New York
1860-1869
Gift of Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018-1081
United States
Lincoln Bennett & Co., Black Top Hat
Black, fur felt, top hat with petersham band.
Lincoln Bennett & Co.
1880-1889
Gift of Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018-1068
United Kingdom
Schmeck, Black Bonnet
Black bonnet with gathered velvet, black ostrich feathers and heavy, silk satin ties.
Schmeck
1890-1899
Gift of Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018-1042
Unknown
Pink and Black Hat
Pink velvet hat with black velvet trim and fur flower.
Unknown designer
1910-1919
Gift of Elizabeth S. Brown
HCC_FA_2018-1025
Unknown