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1950s
GUSN-7225
Glossy white straw; trimmed with navy blue grosgrain ribbon around narrow brim and base of crown; blue veil with blue chenille dots; decorative bird made from white feathers; bandeau so hat sits at an angle; blue esastic string for support.
hats
headgear
net (textile)
straw (plant material)
Women's clothing
Straw
Net
HAT
Woven label on hat: ""Jean M. Brown / BOSTON PARIS"".
Brown, Jean M. (Maker)
Boston & Paris
Gift of Richard Thornton Fisher, Anne Fisher Tatlock, Faith Fisher Forbes, Charles Paine Fisher and John Bryant Fisher
1990.351
Massachusetts (United States)
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