Stand, Hat
- Object Name:
- Stand, Hat
- Object ID:
- 2002.501
- Description:
- Woman's head, painted papier mache, for displaying hats. Hollow interior. 3" square opening in back. Black hair, curled onto cheeks, many paint losses. Back of head is extended and flattened for displaying bonnets. Yellowish skin with stains and losses. Brown eyes with paint losses. Red lips. Blue dress with black neckline. Flower at front of neckline. Black painted paper band around base. Pencil inscriptions on bottom, including "6 31 1/2".
- Material:
- Papier-mache
- Dimensions:
- H-15.4 W-6.5 D-8 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collections. Appears in early photograph of interior of NHHS building at 214 North Main Street. Later stored with mannequins and other exhibit props at Tuck Library, until late 1990s when it was moved with mannequins to Eagle Stable north storage, then to Hamel Center storage in 2002.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Display, Hat, Head, Papier Mache, Woman
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