Hat
ca. 1945 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Lady's hat of black grosgrain trimmed at the back with a black bead embroidered motif and black osprey feather spray.
The hat has an asymmetric line with the narrow, upturned rim graduated to a raised point, enhanced with pleated fabric, on the right hand side. The osprey curved around the left side of the head to balance.
It is interlined and has a black mesh crown lining. There is a black grosgrain ribbon band. There are four small hatpins with the heads covered with the black grosgrain.
The hat has an asymmetric line with the narrow, upturned rim graduated to a raised point, enhanced with pleated fabric, on the right hand side. The osprey curved around the left side of the head to balance.
It is interlined and has a black mesh crown lining. There is a black grosgrain ribbon band. There are four small hatpins with the heads covered with the black grosgrain.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wool felt |
| Brief description | Lady's felt hat, United States, ca. 1945. |
| Physical description | Lady's hat of black grosgrain trimmed at the back with a black bead embroidered motif and black osprey feather spray. The hat has an asymmetric line with the narrow, upturned rim graduated to a raised point, enhanced with pleated fabric, on the right hand side. The osprey curved around the left side of the head to balance. It is interlined and has a black mesh crown lining. There is a black grosgrain ribbon band. There are four small hatpins with the heads covered with the black grosgrain. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Werner Abegg |
| Object history | The hat was made by Madame Lylett Rivière who had establishments in both Paris and New York. The hat was worn and donated by American-born Mrs Margaret Abegg who together with her husband Werner founded the Abegg-Stiftung, a leading historical textile collection near Berne in Switzerland. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.117-1978 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2008 |
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