Hat

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Collection Type

Clothing and accessories

Date

1913-1914

GUSN

GUSN-7016

Description

Purple horsehair hat with tulle and wire foundation, pleated brim trimmed with blue/gray cotton flowers, large bow at back of purple moiré ribbon, and padded crown lined with black silk and velvet.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hats
headgear
horsehair
stitching
machine-made
moiré
tulle (meshed textile)
silk (textile)
velvet (fabric weave)
Hat
Women's clothing
Horsehair
Silk
Artificial Flowers
Velvet
Moire
Net
Hand Stitched
Hat

Inscription

Woven label on lining: ""LOUISE & Co MILLINERS / NEW YORK / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / LONDON/NEWPORT/BOSTON/CHICAGO/PHILADELPHIA / BY APPOINTMENT / NEW YORK"".

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

8 (H), 10 1/2 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Wickliffe Draper

Accession Number

1934.33

Places

New York state (United States)

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