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Hat
Maker: Merrimac Hat Horp. (American)
1935–1945
Credit Line
Gift of the American Textile History Museum—Peggy Cone Collection
Accession Number2017.933
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionHat; red felt hat with upturned front brim accented with red netting and red and white polka dot flower. No brim in back. Crown is rounded in the back and leans slightly forward. The ends of the netting are attached to the hat at the center back and the netting is draped on the brim around both sides to the front where it is attached to the center front side of the crown. There are two dents on either side of the center front in the upturned brim. A red flower with white polka dots is attached at the center front on the upturned brim. A black leaf sticks out to the center right of the flower. Red grosgrain sweatband and black elastic strap.
ProvenanceGift of the Peggy Cone Collection, to the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, MA; 2017, gift of the American Textile History Museum to the MFA. (Accession date: June 21, 2017)