Digital Collections
Hat
Object/Artifact
Lady’s fedora or Alpine style hat with narrow, closely turned-up brim. Made of strips of translucent gray horsehair laid over with sky blue silk, ornamented with small straw flower heads and ‘embroidery.’ Brim lined with silk; half-lining of ivory net remains, minus the drawstring. Black elastic loop. Probably needs a plume.
G2008.048
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1870
User Age: Adult Gender: Female
HorsehairHat
Woman
Female
Lady
Fedora
Alpine
Horsehair
Silk
Straw flower
net
elastic
Hat
Woman
Female
Lady
Fedora
Alpine
Horsehair
Silk
Straw flower
net
elastic
Indiana
United States of America
North America
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