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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 D. 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 D. Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1983.64
Object Type Hat, Panama
Maker (American hat blocker)
Date20th century
Mediumstraw, fabric (silk), leather
Dimensionsoverall H 5 in x W 13 in x D 11 in (12.7 cm x 33 cm x 27.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA cream-colored Panama hat, size 7¼. The hat is made from woven straw with an optimo (raised) crown and a 3/4" black grosgrain hat band. The interior of the hat is unlined but has a cream-colored silk sweatband stitched around the circumference. The initials "FDR" are perforated on one part of the sweatband, while the blocker’s name is debossed in gilt lettering on another part: THE Fifth Avenue Blockers / 210 FIFTH AVENUE / NEW YORK. Several notations are written in pencil on the interior of the hat beneath the sweatband: FDR / 7¼ / 1331-5. Also on the hat beneath the sweatband is a partly-illegible purple ink stamp that may read in part "MONTECRISTI".
Historical NoteThis hat, once worn by Franklin D. Roosevelt, was given to donor Godfrey F. Santini by FDR's son, Elliott Roosevelt.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Godfrey F. Stantini in 1983.
Credit LineGift of Godfrey F. Stantini
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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