Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 5952

Description

Woman's small pink chiffon hat. Chiffon on base of six bands of wire, gathered in rings. Opening in center is edged by grosgrain, gathered and tacked with a large bow in front. Trim of pink buds and green twigs.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Fabric

Chiffon

Material

Gauze, Chiffon, Wire, Grosgrain ribbon, Artificial flowers, Artificial leaves

Color

Pink, Green

Made/Created

Date made

1885 - 1895

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

2-3/4 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

7 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width is 3 in at front, 1-1/2 in at back. Grosgrain ribbons are 29 in and 24 in long.

Provenance

Notes

Belonged to Mabel Beaumont, aunt of Mary Calwell, 402 W. Sedgwick St., Philadelphia, Pa., 19119. "Came to us (Clarkson-Watson Museum) by way of Maxwell Mansion--it was too late for their collection."