Explore our Collections
Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts
Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.
As we continue to digitize collections at GCV&M, more objects will populate this new virtual resource. Please continue to check back, and reach out with any questions!
Questions? Contact our Curatorial Department at (585) 294-8240 or email jjohnson@gcv.org. Interested in donating an object to the collections at GCV&M? Click here to learn more.
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