Hat

Object Name:

Hat

Object ID:

1963.039.307

Date:

circa 1875

Description:

Hat, woman's. Yellow coarsely plaited straw over wire. Trimmed with lavender straw, gold ribbon, lavender chiffon, and lace. Paper label: "Wedding Hat - Mrs E.C. Young."

Material:

Textile
Grass
Metal

Provenance:

Catalog card: "Said to be the wedding hat of Mrs. Ele? Young."

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

People:

Young, Cass, Marion L. (1894-1963), Cass, Merwin P. (1904-1969)