Museum Collections
Luce Center
Derby in original box
Object name
Derby in original box
Date
1900-1930
Medium
Felt, other textile, leather, cardboard
Dimensions
Overall (hat): 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 12 in. (14 x 24.1 x 30.5 cm)
Box: 7 5/8 x 9 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 19.4 x 24.1 x 31.1 cm )
Description
Black felt derby in original gray cardboard box.
Credit Line
Gift of John Ward Dunsmore
Object Number
1941.1205a-c
Marks
stamped: inside crown (in gold) and on leather band: "NULLI SECUNDUS / D Y D / YOUMANS / ESTABLISHED 1862 / TRADE MARK / NEW YORK / COPYRIGHTED / 581 FIFTH AVE."
printed paper label: affixed to top of box lid: "Not responsible for packages left at hotels or / R. R. Depots where no receipts are given. / [Youmans' crest] / YOUMANS Inc. / 581 FIFTH AVENUE / Between 47th and 48th Streets / AGENTS IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES"
handwritten in pencil: on paper label affixed to box lid: "H. A. Morgan / The Bellasco / Bdway 86"
printed: on side of box: "[Youmans' crest] / YOUMANS / INC. / 581 FIFTH AVENUE"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





