Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Lady's hat
Object Number:
1944.321
Date:
1900
Medium:
Straw, silk, other textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 9 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 23.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on cloth label sewn inside crown: "Kurzman / Fifth Avenue / THIRTY-SIXTH ST. / New York"
Description:
Lady's hat with soft, circular crown made of dark purple netting covered with pink silk flowers with lavender leaves, and narrow purple straw brim with rolled strips of purple straw and purple braid; lined with ivory silk.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this hat was worn of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James De Graff
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
