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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Hat Worn by Franklin Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Hat Worn by Franklin Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1952.49
Name Hat
Maker (Custom hatter)
Dateca. 1933-1945
Mediumbeaver felt, fabric (silk), leather
Dimensionsoverall H 5 1/2 in x W 13 in x D 14 1/4 in (14 cm x 33 cm x 36.2 cm )
DescriptionA light brown felt fedora with a wide pencil brim and a brown grosgrain hat band. The interior of the hat is lined with silk with the maker's information printed on it: Style Creators / Calvert / Beaver Felted. The lower section of the interior near the opening has a brown leather sweatband stitched around the circumference. On the sweatband is the debossed maker's mark: 234 W. 35TH St. / CALVERT CUSTOM HATTER [within an oval] / 161 E. 170TH ST. N. Y.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt.
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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