Toque hat

Accessories

Inventory number
2026.3.6.4.AC.HT.C1945.US
Author:
Delle Donne (American, was active in 1940s-1950s)
Description
A turquoise felt toque hat, so called “bumper hat” with a turn-up brim and a bunch of felt strips laid around the crown and tied in a wide knot with a long tassel on the right side, the crown is decorated with trefoils of silver teardrop beads, clear sequins and pink rhinestones.
Materials
Felt
Beads
Rhinestones
Origin
circa 1945 NYC, USA