Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

1990.5.61

Description

Women's black velvet bonnet. Crown trimmed with dark red velvet ribbon, bow, and flowers edged in black lace. Back has black net veil with lace and black velvet edging. Interior of brim contains a light gray inner trim of net, lace, and velveteen flowers, which is falling apart.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Velvet

Material

Velvet, Artificial flowers, Lace, Net

Color

Black, Red

Made/Created

Notes

Mid-19th Century

Dimensions

Height

13 in

Width

8 in

Depth

7 in

Provenance

Notes

Family of "Edward Wiener, his mother was Eugenia Mange Wiener." Two great aunts lived on Greene St. "I do not know who belongs to the bonnets." - K.W. DuBois (Transcribed from original accession record)