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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Entirely hand stitched. Midnight blue velvet top, deep so it can be artistically crushed over left ear; crown base made of yellow and blue cisele velvet with geometric design. Small curved velvet beak with varnished underside. Leather sweat band, green-red shot silk lining, quilted with light batting. Double black (now brown) silk braid swag across front; tassel of several similar strands of braid hanging from left side top. Two covered buttons and braided frogs on top.

G98.064

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

Headwear

Child, Male

Historic Costume

Hat

Male

Velvet

Blue

1860 - 1880

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