Name/Title
Imitation brown straw hat with silk velvet flowers and orange ribbon, c. 1930sEntry/Object ID
1996.112.19Description
ACC. NO. 96.112.19
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CLOTHING
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1930's
OBJECT: HAT
DESCRIPTION:
HAT OF IMITATION BROWN-COLORED STRAW, WITH APPLIED SILK VELVET FLOWERS IN VARIOUS SHADES OF TAN. BACK OF HAT HAS AN APPLIED SILK VELVET RIBBON IN ORANGE. INTERIOR OF HAT HAS THE ORIGINAL LABEL ON THE BAND, WITH THE "NRA" LABEL.
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
HAT WORN BY VERA GEORGE KNOX, MOTHER OF THE DONOR. MRS KNOX CAME TO ALAMEDA WITH HER LATE FIRST HUSBAND, ALBERT GEORGE, IN THE LATE 1920's.
ACQUIRED FROM:
MR ALBERT GEORGE
DATE: MARCH 23, 1996
