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Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1890-1909

GUSN

GUSN-13290

Description

Brown cotton velvet (velveteen) with ivory satin lining; pink ostrich feathers and decorative pearl beads; turned back and peaked brim; pointed tips; square "mortar board" extension at back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hats
headgear
cotton (textile)
satin
silk (textile)
pearl (animal material)
velveteen
Elizabethan Revival
fancy dress
Hat
Hat

Inscription

Stamped label on lining in green letters: ""MADAME/ VAROT""

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.5287.3

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