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Hat, worn by Ella Fitzgerald

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    Object Details

    advertiser

    American Express Company

    wearer

    Fitzgerald, Ella

    Description

    Made of red-dyed woven straw. This pillbox hat is from the ensemble worn by jazz vocalist, Ella Fitzgerald, in an American Express Card advertisement, photographed by Annie Liebovitz. Label inside the hat:

    MORGAN TAYLOR

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Fitzgerald 1989 Trust (through Richard D. Rosman)

    ID Number

    1996.0342.008

    accession number

    1996.0342

    catalog number

    1996.0342.008

    Object Name

    hat

    Physical Description

    straw (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 4 1/8 in x 8 5/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 21.9075 cm

    place made

    United States

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5907-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1190758

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