Hat

Object Name:

Hat

Object ID:

1963.039.891

Place of Origin:

Littleton, NH

Date:

circa 1920

Description:

Hat, woman's. Beige silk crown and wide brim. Trimmed with brown velvet leaves and flowers. Lined with white (discolored and stained) cotton. Stamped "MRS E.C.YOUNG / LITTLETON, N.H."

Material:

Textile
Silk
Cotton

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

People:

Young, Emma C. (1855-1938), Cass, Marion L. (1894-1963), Cass, Merwin P. (1904-1969)