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Maker(s):Frederick's
Culture:American
Title:hat
Date Made:1950-1960
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: brown velvet; brown feathers; net
Place Made:United States; New York or New Jersey
Measurements:overall: 4 1/2 in x 10 in; 11.43 cm x 25.4 cm
Accession Number:  HD 2007.11.4
Credit Line:Anonymous donor
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Soft turban-like hat of medium brown velvet ornamented with light and medium brown feathers. Net base. Label: "FREDERICK'S / Montclair Springlake." Worn by Helen Geier Flynt, one of the founders of Historic Deerfield. Mrs. Flynt patronized dressmakers and department stores in the Greenwich, Connecticut, and Springlake, New Jersey, areas, where she and her family lived and vacationed, respectively.

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