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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

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Hat

Object/Artifact

Dark blue velvet fanchon hat, dish-type, on a wire frame. The velvet is gently gathered over the front edge and more forms a stiffened drape across the front beneath the rim, with coarse white lace sandwiched between. A frill of black lace stands up behind the front velvet and also forms a bow and streamers with black taffeta ribbon in the back. Wide, long black taffeta ribbon ties. No lining

G2005.184

Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection

1868 - 1870

User Age: Adult Gender: Female

Hat

fanchon

Female

Woman

Wire

Velvet

Lace

Tafetta

Hat

fanchon

Female

Woman

Wire

Velvet

Lace

Tafetta

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