Multicolored wool cap covered with many smaller hats; base of red wool, edged with plastic; hats depicted are tan wool felt picture hat edged with tiny white beads; green felt Tyrolean style hat with embroidery on crown; white felt picture hat edged with black braided leather; tan wool felt picture hat edged with tiny silver beads, with tan feathers on top of crown; fez covered with pink plastic beads; gray picture hat edged with tiny pink beads; dark blue-green wool felt toque decorated with blue green beads; red felt bonnet, etc; pinkish veil.
Purchased by the donor at an auction of model Lillian Bourne's collection.
Brown raffia pineapple cap; covered with shapes meant to imitate pineapples; decorated with yellow flowers; green plastic leaves stick straight up from top of hat.
Purchased by the donor at an auction of model Lillian Bourne's collection.
Wedgwood blue felt hat; fitted to head with clover shaped upturn at left side; pearls applied around entire hat; 12 pearl circles, each containing small blue cameo (some missing).
Milliner Dorothy Rutz of Glencoe, Illinois, made copies of Bes-Ben hats.
