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Dark brown velvet women's hat. The hat has a high crown with a circular flat top. The velvet on the top of the crown is loose. The brim is circular. Toward the back of the hat the brim narrows in width. There is a wire sewn into the outer edge of the brim to help keep its shape. There are taupe ostrich feathers attached to the side of the crown and wrap all the way around the hat. The underside of the brim is the same dark brown velvet. The interior of the crown is lined with black silk.
hats
velvet (fabric weave)
silk (textile)
feather (material)
Hat
"Helen Crosby / 277 Dartmouth St. / Boston, Mass" (Black label with bright blue stitching.)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P967
Helen Crosby (Manufacturer)
4 6/16 (H), 12 15/16 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.1387.1
Massachusetts (United States)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
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