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Hat

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1865-1866

GUSN

GUSN-7007

Description

Fawn silk velvet trimmed with fawn velvet leaves around brim; pleated self fabric; fawn velvet garland attached at crown; face of brim edged with white lace and blue velvet berries and lined with blue velvet; crown lined with glazed canvas; wide tan taffeta ribbon ties.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hats
headgear
canvas
stitching
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
silk (textile)
taffeta
velvet (fabric weave)
festoon (motif)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Women's clothing
Silk
Velvet
Taffeta
Hand Stitched
Garland
Leaf
Coated Canvas
HAT

Additional Identification Number

1933.1970

Maker

Unknown

Accession Number

1933.197

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