Leopard Print Pillbox Hat with Chin Ties 1940s

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Windham Textile and History Museum

A wooden mannequin head displays a leopard print hat with beige ties elegantly arranged on a white background.

Name/Title

Leopard Print Pillbox Hat with Chin Ties 1940s

Entry/Object ID

2010.2.44

Description

A leopard print pillbox hat with knit fabric chin ties. Pillbox hats were popular in the 1940s and while usually unadorned, some had patterns or accessories such as this one.

Collection

Milavsky Collection

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Hat

Clothing Sex

Female

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Hat, Pillbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hat

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Headwear

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-A-6

Date

October 13, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donated by Adelle Milavsky, owner

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

October 13, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

November 3, 2024