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HATBOX

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-13248

Description

Brown; covered w/ trompe l'oeil paper imitating wood grain; ties w/ linen tapes at sides.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hatboxes
accessories
paper (fiber product)
silk (textile)
Men's personal gear
Silk
HATBOX

Inscription

1. Stamp on top: ""EXTRA QUALITY - manufacture de Paris - COLLINS & FAIRBANKS - BOSTON"" 2. Written in pencil on bottom: ""W.S. Appleton's Collapsable hat""

Additional Identification Number

1987.21.2A-B

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Paris, France

Accession Number

1987.21.2AB

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

Related Items

Title HAT, TOP Accession Number 1987.21.1

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