Hat Box

Object/Artifact

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Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat Box

Entry/Object ID

1993.11.36 (a-b)

Description

Stetson hat box. Oval, straight-sided. Covered in light gray-brown paper. Lid (a) and box (b). Picture of woman wearing cloche-type hat on lid. Stetson coat of arms. "Made for John Wanamaker." Scenes from London, New York, Paris, and Philadelphia on sides of box. Two square gray plastic cord holders on each side of box.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1920 - circa 1935

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"STETSON HATS MADE EXPRESSLY FOR JOHN WANAMAKER"

Dimensions

Height

8-1/8 in

Width

10-3/4 in

Depth

12-1/4 in