Name/Title
Black and white hat or bonnet with white plume, late 1890s - early 1900sEntry/Object ID
1994.44.37Description
Acc. No. 94.44.37
Subject Category: Fashion Accessory
Date or Period: Late 1890's early 1900's
Object: Hat
Description:
Ladies hat or bonnet with gathered front of black Velvet, crown of off-white colored silk with overlay of netting and black jet sequins, ribbon ties of black colored silk velvet repeated as a rosette on front brim of hat. White plume or feather also accentuates front of hat.
History of Object: Formal day hat or bonnet worn by Bertha, wife of Henry H. Meyers, and/or her mother Sophia May.
Acquired from: Estate of Jeanette Meyers
Date: 11-16 -1994Interpretative Labels
Label
8/20/2020 MvL: current sign:
VINTAGE HAT
Evening hat of black velvet with a trim of off-white satin and sequined gauze. Circa 1890's. Worn by Mrs. Henry H. Meyers.
