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Gift of Ethel F. Davis, 2018.34.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Hat Stretcher
Gift of Ethel F. Davis, 2018.34.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History

Hat Stretcher

Mediumwood, metal
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 7 3/8 × 2 3/8 × 6 1/4in. (18.7 × 6 × 15.9cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Ethel F. Davis
DescriptionWooden and metal size 6 ¾ hat stretcher; oval-shaped bifurcated wooden ring with an adjustable metal screw at the center and metal feet on the bottom.
Object number2018.34.16
Inscribedcarved at top center: "6 ¾"
On View
Not on view
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.1097. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Norman Merrill family
1800-1815
Museum purchase, 1974.105.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
1973
Gift of Mabel Johnson, 1953.2.0, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermined
John Avery Jr.
about 1780, case reworked in the late 19th century
Armchair
The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
1970-1990
Armchair
John Wadsworth
1796-1800
Side Chair
The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
1970-1990
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
Albert G. Walker
1858
Gift of Judith E. Johnson, 2000.146.4a  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Landers, Frary, and Clark
1900-1964
Bequest of Charles S. Bissell, 1970.1.0  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Daniel Burnap
1785-1800
Folding Chair
B. J. Harrison Son Company
1850-1910