Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.400
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1910-1920
- Description:
- Hat, woman's. Beige "fancy" straw with low wired crown and wired brim. Trimmed with silk and white flowers around brim. Label: "McFADDEN / LADIES HATTER / Le Bon Ton / 67 TREMONT Street / BOSTON, MASS".
- Material:
- Grass
Textile
Metal
Silk - 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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