Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 1988.1.2

Description

Women's green velvet empire bonnet. Formed on a wire frame with two layers of cording, underneath is a light olive green with sheen, top later is a two tone dark olive green. Cord trim laid in looping pattern. Wired edge is trimmed in light olive velvet ribbon. Dark brown braid loops around overhanging brim. Pale green chiffon with embroidered lace pattern in cream white is draped around and gathered in bunches at front right of the hat. Double layer of brown netting. Pink and green artificial flowers.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Velvet

Material

Velvet, Wire, Buckram, Net, Lace, Chiffon, Artificial flowers, Silk

Color

Green, Brown, Pink

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

6 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width is 1-1/2 in. Crown front to back diameter is 6-1/4 in; side to side diameter is 4-3/4 in.

Dimension Description

Ribbon

Width

2 in

Length

25 in