Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 1894

Description

Women's spoon bonnet. Black horse hair on wire frame. Covered in black net with gathers on underside of brim and ruffles around edge. Crown covered in looped swirls of the horsehair material. Black satin bow on left front. Satin ribbon and rosette and bows. Clusters of black sequins and an aigrette of feathers. Black linen lining.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Horsehair, Wire, Net, Satin, Sequins, Egret feathers

Lining

Linen

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1890 - 1899

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

3-5/8 in

Width

8-3/8 in

Length

6-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width is 2 in. Crown front to back diameter is 6 in; side to side diameter is 5-1/2 in.