Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.293
- Date:
- 1850-1860
- Description:
- Hat, woman's. Light brown silk rep. Trimmed with self fabric neck-piece and elaborate self-fabric wired ruffles front and sides. Lined with buckram (crown) and pink velvet, white lace, bright flowers. etc. under brim. Flowered and striped ribbon ties.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Velvet
Metal - Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
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