Hat Box

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Hat Box

Entry/Object ID

1993.11.38 (a-b)

Description

Hat box. Lid (a) and base (b). Round. Straight-sided. Covered with dark blue paper. Box sides covered with 1" wide vertical black and white striped paper. Four gold-colored rings protect punched holes for white twisted fiber rope (for carrying). Strawbridge & Clothier.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER / PHILADELPHIA * ARDMORE * JENKINTOWN * WILMINGTON"

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Diameter

10-1/8 in