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Georgian Style Straw Hat
1930's
I bought this because I felt it could probably be made into an 18th century hat. The brim is a little deeper than early hats but with decoration could probably be disguised.
Cataloguing
the straw plaited crown with open work flat straw huge brim, the very edge with densely plaited three dimensional straw,green cotton tape ribbon, 19 in; 48 cm across; the crown 6 1/2 in; 16 cm across; 1 1/4 in; 3.5 cm high.
Condition
The outer brim has some breaks to the straw. See photo.
Comments
My thanks to Veronica Main, Significent Collections Manager, Wardown Park Museum, Luton, Bedfordshire who felt the hat was made of plant fibre from the Carribean or Indoniesian area.