Woman's Straw hat

Woman's Straw hat

Natural color braided straw hat with medium high crown and wide brim (of varying widths) with multi-color trimming. Five, three-inch diameter fabric flowers trim front of crown, their centers made of curled straw (?) and embroidery floss. Silver-blue, rose, and rose-brown silk are used for three flowers; the fourth is made of cream chiffon; and the fifth is made of turquoise silk crepe. Soutache and flat straw braid trims in several colors (rose, orange, blue, gray-green) are hand stitched to the crown and brim to form leaf fronds.

c. 1920

Fairfield Museum and History Center

x2002.15.0