1900-1910
GUSN-73750
White cotton pith helmet. 4 segments in crown, topped with button. Metal rimmed air holes on right and left sides. Linen strip banding crown with green and white striped linen scarf attached at back. Metal strip with buckle across front of brim, fastening underneath. Green cotton lining inside brim. Underside of crown lined with cork. Broad leather band inside crown edged with green silk band. Circular metal air vent at crown.
topees
headgear
cork (bark)
cotton (textile)
leather
linen (material)
metal
silk (textile)
travel
Women's clothing
Cotton
Leather
Silk
Cork
Unidentified Metal
Linen
Exploration
Travel
HELMET, PITH
Label 1) on center of crown (silver letters on red leather): ""Tropical Helmet"" 2) Front crown (paper label): ""M. Boni(?) Cairo"" 3) Front Brim (paper label): ""R.ce (ce raised up)/ 5 1/2 / 58 / 7 1/8""
Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),
Unknown
Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman
1969.6157
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