Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.871
- Place of Origin:
- France
- Date:
- circa 1860
- Description:
- Hat, woman's. Gold metallic embroidered net bonnet. Wired. Grosgrain bows and many white and lavender tinted lilacs along center crown and in front. Long 0.5" velvet ties. Label: "MOSES de PARIS / BROWN / IMPORTER / 171 / WABASH AVE. / PALMER HOUSE".
- Material:
- Textile
Metal
Velvet - 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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