Name/Title
Cream Colored Hat with Bronze FeathersEntry/Object ID
2024.C.28.16Description
Cream colored brown with cream and bronze feathers on top. The bronze colored feathers have curly ends. Long thin white feathers are scattered on top. Brown netting thickly surrounds the brim area. A layer of netting is attached at the middle back that is drawn over the crown of the hat and is covered at the back by a 1.25" folded piece of netting forming a bow. The brim is covered with beige velvet.
Inside: Hair combs held with black elastic. Red grosgrain ribbon. Red netting inside with gold metallic fabric underneath.
Tags have red grosgrain ribbon underneath with Chanda on the top one and The Halle Bros. Co. / CLEVELAND under.
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 Checkoslovakia, 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 CollectionDimensions
Width
8-1/4 inDepth
3-1/4 inLength
8-1/4 inDimension Notes
Combs: 1.75" x .5"
Frame Size: 14.75" x 13" x .75"
Image Size: 11" x 8.75" mat openingAccessories
Notes
Frame: .5" dark wood with a rounded edge and trim inside that indents on the outer edge.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
ChandaRelated Entries
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