Hat
ca. 1800 (made)
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This hat is made up of triangular-shaped panels of straw which have been stitched together. When worn it assumes a pagoda-style shape. The pale-blue ribbon trimmings have faded.
The hat is made using plaited straw and known as Leghorn because a particular type of wheat used which was cut green, bleached and imported from Leghorn in Tuscany, Italy. Lined and trimmed with pale-blue silk satin. strengthened around rim with copper wire.
The hat is made using plaited straw and known as Leghorn because a particular type of wheat used which was cut green, bleached and imported from Leghorn in Tuscany, Italy. Lined and trimmed with pale-blue silk satin. strengthened around rim with copper wire.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Straw, bleached, plaited into triangular-shaped panels; stitched; lined and trimmed with silk satin; copper wire |
| Brief description | Woman's 'leghorn' hat made of plaited straw, trimmed and lined with pale blue silk satin, Chinoiserie-style, Britain, about 1800 |
| Physical description | This hat is made up of triangular-shaped panels of straw which have been stitched together. When worn it assumes a pagoda-style shape. The pale-blue ribbon trimmings have faded. The hat is made using plaited straw and known as Leghorn because a particular type of wheat used which was cut green, bleached and imported from Leghorn in Tuscany, Italy. Lined and trimmed with pale-blue silk satin. strengthened around rim with copper wire. |
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| Production | Leghorn hat, materials from Italy; wheat cultivated and treated in Tuscany |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.55-2002 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2003 |
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