RED STRAW HAT WITH FRINGE EDGE
Creator(s): Unknown
Currently in storage
About this object
A red straw hat decorated with synthetic silk fringe surrounding the edge of the brim. The hat form is made of linked rows of flat straw braid with a 2.25” brim and round crown with a flat top standing 2.5”H. The crown is surrounded with a twisted band of red silk synthetic jute meeting in the center back and forming a 4.5” tassel. The edge is finished with an open synthetic jute fringe 2”W, overhanging the edge 1.5”. The hat is fully lined in matching red, slubbed silk with attached 26”L x 2”W ties sewn into the lining at either side of the hat, finished on a slightly rounded angle
- Object name:
- RED STRAW HAT WITH FRINGE EDGE
- Made from:
- lacquered straw -- silk -- silk synthetic jute fringe
- Made in:
- Unknown
- Date made:
- ca. 1940
- Size:
- 12.7 cm (5 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 2012.9.22
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973