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1950s
GUSN-7232
Small; pink and black velvet with black velvet crown; black net veil; with upturned brim; trimmed with a bunch of pink feathers and small pink velvet bow; lined with black nylon; two wired "v" at each side near back, with black elastic band to hold in place on head. (Possibly rayon or cotton).
hats
headgear
cotton (textile)
feather (material)
stitching
machine-made
rayon
velvet (fabric weave)
feather (material)
Women's clothing
Velvet
Rayon
Cotton
Hand Stitched
Feather
HAT
Woven labels on lining: 1) ""bernice / charles / 711 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK"". 2) ""Ethel Atkins / 16 ARLINGTON ST. BOSTON.""
Atkins, Ethel (Retailer)
Charles, Bernice (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA
1990.56
Massachusetts (United States)
New York state (United States)
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