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Panama Hat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1920-1925

GUSN

GUSN-12009

Description

Tan braided straw; Panama; high flat-topped crown; black grosgrain ribbon around base of crown with bow and streamers at side; brim bound with ribbon; brushed white cotton lining; gathered at center.

Details

Descriptive Terms

panama hats
headgear
braiding
cotton (textile)
cloth
stitching
machine-made
rayon
straw (plant material)
summer (season)
Women's clothing
Straw
Rayon
Cotton
Grosgrain
Braided
Hand Stitched
Summer
HAT

Inscription

Stamped with green letters on lining: ""Pallastic/ ADJUSTABLE LINING""

Additional Identification Number

418

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Gift of Weston Historical Society

Accession Number

1993.305

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