Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 5031

Description

Woman's black, straw boater-style hat. Flat brimmed and flat crowned, tightly woven straw dyed black. Four large pink silk and velvet flowers, with smaller buds and leaves, trim the entire brim. Flowers pinned on with clasp pins, short hat and straight pins. Black diamond pattern netting pulled over part of crown and brim. Band of grosgrain ribbon.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Textile Details

Material

Straw, Silk, Grosgrain ribbon, Net, Metal, Artificial flowers

Color

Black, Pink, Green

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Transcription

" LONDON - PARIS / Strawbridge & Clothier / PHILADELPHIA"

Notes

Rectangle, beige, hand sewn on sweat band, satin.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall Hat

Height

1-3/4 in

Diameter

11-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Brim width is 2-3/4 in. Crown diameter is 6-5/8 in.