Woman's Velvet Hat

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Woman's Velvet Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 516

Description

Hat. Woman's Large black velvet hat; turned-up in back; crown encircled by curled ostrich plume - color of plume shading from gray to white. Maker: Luigi Rienze, Philadelphia. Good condition - worn on brim edges. Circa 1908. Transcribed from Original Accession Record

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Retailer: Luigi Rienze, Philadelphia

Material

Velvet; ostrich plume

Provenance

Notes

Luigi Rienzi was an importer and women's tailor who operated a women's clothing store at 1714 Walnut Street in Philadelphia.