Hat

Hat

Name/Title

Hat

Entry/Object ID

1982.27.4

Description

Plaited straw hat with a curled brim and a flat crown. The hat is oval in shape. The crown is low, with the brim turning up to almost the height of the crown. There are 3 cotton tags stitched into the crown's interior that read, "53", "23", and "708".

Context

Worn by Josephine "Phene" Pratt Guernsey of Northfield, Vermont.

Acquisition

Accession

1982.27

Source or Donor

Mowbray, Barbara Heple (1925-2000)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1870 - 1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Material

Straw

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Guernsey, Josephine Pratt (1858-1940)

Related Places

Place

Town

Northfield

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America