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Hat
American
1923-1924
Medium/Technique
silk velvet
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum
Accession Number2017.902
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHat; brown velvet overlapping leaves with artificial straw brim and plastic accent. Tall rounded crown covered with overlapping brown velvet leaves, across the top there is a ridge. Solid band of brown velvet with crown-shaped edges at base of crown.
Plastic accent inserted through center front. Scalloped edge brim in front and sides, non-existent in back. Scallops are alternatingly bound in brown velvet and brown grosgrain. Lined in brown fabric.
Bought at the Maine Estate Auction where Alexis Roy had lived in Fairfield, Maine. Maine was hit by the worst ice storm in a century and the auction went on with the help of flashlights considering bidders came from far and wide to see the vast and wholesome collection. This collection contained the "buy Lowell Goods hat" and the ATHM had an exhibition in 1999 called "Hats Off".
Plastic accent inserted through center front. Scalloped edge brim in front and sides, non-existent in back. Scallops are alternatingly bound in brown velvet and brown grosgrain. Lined in brown fabric.
Bought at the Maine Estate Auction where Alexis Roy had lived in Fairfield, Maine. Maine was hit by the worst ice storm in a century and the auction went on with the help of flashlights considering bidders came from far and wide to see the vast and wholesome collection. This collection contained the "buy Lowell Goods hat" and the ATHM had an exhibition in 1999 called "Hats Off".
ProvenanceOwned by the Estate of Alexis Roy, Fairfield, Maine, Sold at the Maine Estate Auction, Fairfield, Maine, sold to to the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA; 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)