Two Milliner's Heads c.1930

Object/Artifact

Windham Textile and History Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2024.27.1

Description

These wooden head forms were used by Rose Falco when she worked as a milliner in Manhattan in the 1930s. The heads were used as a base for making women's hats, and include a hole in the bottom so they could be mounted onto a base or mannequin. One of the heads is labelled with its size, 22 1/2, and has fabric pinned to it which may have been the beginnings of a hat.

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mold, Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-A-4

Date

September 22, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Belonged to donor's mother-in-law who worked as a milliner in Manhattan in the 1930s

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

September 22, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

September 22, 2024