Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 2119

Description

Women's black bonnet. Wire frame covered in fine black netting. Edges are trimmed in black velvet. Consists of woven horsehair and iridescent straw. Two black satin bows in back, each anchored with metal ornaments and beads. Two matching metal ornaments at top, along with black sequins. Bows extend into ribbon ties.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Horsehair, Straw, Metal, Net, Wire, Sequins, Beads, Velvet, Silk

Lining

Net

Color

Black

Made/Created

Artist

Eugenie Parise, 1 Rue de Septembre, Paris

Date made

1890

Notes

Creation Date: 1890

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Transcription

"Eugene Parisel / 10 Rue du September Paris"

Notes

Small black label with gold paint, hard to see.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Paris, France

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Dimension Notes

6 in diameter (front to back); 7 in diameter (side to side). Ribbon--28 in long, 1 5/8 in wide.