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Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.88.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Woman's Hat
Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.88.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain

Woman's Hat

RetailerSold by G. Fox and Co. American, 1847 - 1993
MillinerMade by Emme, Inc. American
Dateabout 1955
MediumSynthetic fibers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 5 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 16in. (14 x 39.4 x 40.6cm)
Other (circumference): 28in. (71.1cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Richard Koopman
DescriptionWoman's hat of gray felt. It has a domed crown and a brim made of two differently sized, lapped semicircles of the felt. The brim is sloped from the crown, and is deepest in front. On the proper right side, the brim curves up to the crown. Inside, the crown extends in two stiff points on the propers left side below the brim. This edge is stitched with a gray grosgrain ribbon. Two woven tape labels are stitched to this ribbon: "Emme" and "G. FOX & CO. INC / HARTFORD - CONNECTICUT / Serving Connecticut Since 1847."
Object number1999.88.4
MarkingsTwo woven tape labels are stitched to this ribbon: "Emme" and "G. FOX & CO. INC / HARTFORD - CONNECTICUT / Serving Connecticut Since 1847."
Subject Terms
    Collections
    • G. Fox & Co.
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.12  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Mrs. Constance Adams
    1948
    Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.88.3  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    G. Fox and Co.
    1930-1932
    Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1995.30.34  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    G. Fox and Co.
    about 1940
    Gift of Mrs. Cora Webb, 1986.158.2  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Mrs. Cora Webb
    1950s
    Gift of Mrs. Elisha H. Cooper, 1957.49.5  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1842
    Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.7 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Mrs. Constance Adams
    1975-1980
    Woman's Hat
    Pauline Silverman
    about 1965
    Gift of Mrs. Richard Koopman, 1999.88.1  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    G. Fox and Co.
    1950s
    Gift of Mrs. Constance Adams, 1995.48.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Mrs. Constance Adams
    about 1960
    Woman's Hat
    Pauline Silverman
    about 1965
    Gift of Robert Grant Irving, 1994.207.16  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Maude Jeannette Purvis
    about 1940