Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 569

Description

Woman's small, wired black lace hat. Black lace over wired frame. Black netting on underside of brim with band of black lace at edge. Velvet bows at front and back. Band of off-white artificial flowers encircling crown, one under brim. Black egret feathers are anchored by wired lace at front. Band of black lace and metallic and blue beads along top of crown.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Egret feathers, Beads, Lace, Velvet, Mesh, Wire

Lining

Mesh

Color

Black, Cream, Green

Made/Created

Date made

1892

Place

* Untyped Place

unknown

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

10 in

Length

9 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width at front is 3 in; brim width in back is 1-1/2 in. Crown diameter is 6 in.

Dimension Description

Elastic

Length

16 in