Origsize: 11" x 10" x 3"; Origformat: Artifact; Resolution: 600 DPI
Name/Title
Blue and White Hat with Blue Netting and Scattered Accents
Entry/Object ID
2024.C.28.13
Description
White textured hat with flat brim outlined with rows of royal blue netting. Artificial flowers are scattered in the netting and on top of the hat. Flowers are also scattered on the crown of the hat.
Inside; royal blue grosgrain ribbon with hot pink gabardine fabric.
Tags: White tag directly on lining - Chanda in script. Tag below The Higbee Co./ CLEVELAND
Chanda (Millinery) by skorver1
Michael Chanda (1920-2004)
Chanda (who goes by no other name) learned the tricks of the millinery trade under Hattie Carnegie. Chanda worked in her salon for three years when he finished high school. A native of Czechoslovakia, he came to this country when four months old and returned to his homeland often until he was eleven years old. After that he worked for a theatrical designer in New York during the summers.
"I thought I'd be a costume designer- until I started making hats. I was fascinated by it all, of course, so I opened my own business in 1944. At that time I was alone in the market. I was the only one to make small hats (because most of the women were petite).
Women have found out that small hats are more comfortable and smarter too. The youthful hat is almost a trademark for me. I don't emphasize certain styles for certain ages.
My hats can be worn by women from 20 to 70 and here's why:
women who wear small understated styles not only look younger, but they look right.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/skorver1/albums/72157694971029201/
Collection
Bodnar/Morgan Collection
Dimensions
Width
11 in
Depth
3 in
Length
10 in
Dimension Notes
Combs: 1.5" x .75"
Frame Size: 14.75" x 13" x .75"
Image Size: 11" x 8.75" mat opening
Accessories
Notes
Frame: .5" dark wood with a rounded edge and trim inside that indents on the outer edge.
