Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 686 (a-b)

Description

Woman's small velvet hat (a) with turned up brim, trimmed in grebe feathers (b). Crown is black velvet. Large arrangement of brown and white grebe feathers trims the entirety of the brim. Lady's Muff (b). Small muff of white and brown grebe feathers; black velvet. Very good condition, Circa 1915.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Velvet

Material

Velvet, Grebe feathers

Lining

Silk

Color

Black, Brown, White

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1915

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Front to back diameter is 9 in; side to side diameter is 9-1/2 in. Brim height is 2-1/4 in - 3in. Crown diameter is 6 in.