Woman's Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 581

Description

Woman's hat. Very wide brim. Black brushed beaver fur. Missing large black ostrich feather (feather noted in original accession record). Loose threads where feather used to be.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1907

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Blaylock & Blynn, Hatters & Furriers

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Label

Transcription

"Blaylock & Blynn / Inc. / HATTERS & FURRIERS / PHILADELPHIA"

Notes

Retailer's Label: "Blaylock and Blynn."

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

21 in

Depth

19 in

Provenance

Notes

Blaylock & Blynn, Hatters and Furriers, operated in Philadelphia at 824 Chestnut Street. The firm was owned by Lewis Blaylock and Harry Blynn. (Image Source: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Jane Campbell Scrapbooks)