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Hat

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Collection Type

  • Clothing and Accessories

Date

1827-1830

GUSN

GUSN-33444

Description

Plain woven leghorn straw hat with very wide round brim (approximately 8 1/4") with high crown (approximately 5 1/2"); crown is round; brim is very floppy; no decorative trim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hats
braiding
straw (plant material)
paper (fiber product)
Women's clothing
Straw
Braided
Unidentified Paper
Hat

Inscription

Handwritten inside crown: ""S 2"".

Additional Identification Number

1930.709A

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5 1/2 (D) (inches)

Accession Number

1930.709.2

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