Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 497

Description

Woman's white net "Merry Windsor" style hat. Trimmed with large white, wired, organdy flowers and artificial leaves and buds. Two white ostrich plumes are situated at base of crown, along with two pale pink silk roses. Brim is trimmed in black velvet. Wired frame is visible through white netting.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Net

Material

Net, Velvet, Ostrich Feathers, Artificial flowers, Organdy, Buckram, Wire

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1908

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

5-1/4 in

Diameter

15 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width is 3-1/2 in; brim height is ~ 1 in. Crown diameter is 6 in; crown height is 4-1/2 in.