Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 1986.4.5

Description

Women's black silk mourning hat. Small bonnet shape of wire brim and buckram, covered in heavy black silk. Front edge with double row of black chiffon ruffles. Black will binding over wired brim edge with heavy white binding tap showing just under brim. Two black silk ties.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Silk

Material

Silk, Ribbon, Wire, Buckram, Sewing tape, Chiffon

Lining

Silk

Color

Black

Made/Created

Date made

1880 - 1889

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

2 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

6 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width is 1-1/2 in. Height is when squashed.

Provenance

Notes

Worn by Rebekah Magill McWatty when she was a widow.