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Hat

Object/Artifact

Fine tan leghorn gypsy hat. Deep cylindrical crown with indented channel around outside of the top; lined halfway up with thin cotton. “42” penciled inside top. Wide brim, made narrower across back. Underside edge has a wavy band of bonnet wire attached to it, along with a pale white pleated china silk lining. Brim joined to crown with a strip of cardboard concealed by the ribbon laid over crown and around the base, formed into large bow on each side, knot on top of crown. Narrow version forms long ties. The thin brocaded silk ribbon, once a pale aqua perhaps, has gauze borders bearing caterpillar-like fringe on 1/2” intervals.

G2005.111

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1825

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

leghorn

hat

female

woman

new york

gypsy

cotton

42

bonnet wire

china silk

brocade silk

fringe

leghorn

hat

female

woman

new york

gypsy

cotton

42

bonnet wire

china silk

brocade silk

fringe

Cotton

Silk

Wire

New York

United States of America

North America

2022.35.0303

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