cap (clothing: headwear); fez

Felt hat (Fez). Dark maroon wool with black tassel, possibly silk; stiffened interior with a pink lining. The tassel emerges from a felt tube stitched to the top of the hat, so that the tassel always falls the same way. Made by Ali Sapmaz. (120 x 190)

stiffened interior with a pink lining. Made by Ali Sapmaz. See M E Burkett, The Art of the Felt Maker, p. 79. Height 4 ¾ in. Diameter 7 ½ in.

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