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1895-1905
GUSN-12010
Tan straw; high flat crowm; wide brim; looped straw; wreath of cotton flowers brim, shading from yellow to pink to lavendar; inside of crown stiffened with horsehair and elastic; remnant of black linen lining in crown.
hats
headgear
cotton (textile)
textiles
elasticity
hand sewing
horsehair
linen (material)
straw (plant material)
floral patterns
summer (season)
Women's clothing
Straw
Cotton
Linen
Horsehair
Elastic
Machine Sewn
Floral
Summer
HAT
Gold letters stamped on linen lining: ""Dowsler & Laffeo/ FINE MILLENERY/ 168 TREMONT STREET/ BOSTON""
419
Unknown
Gift of Weston Historical Society
1993.306
Massachusetts (United States)
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