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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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Music & Musical Instruments

Popular Entertainment

Clothing & Accessories

Jazz

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