SILK PEONIES! BLACK STRAW 1900'S VINTAGE HAT WITH HORSEHAIR LACE NET, SILK FLOWERS & VELVET RIBBON - LICHTENSTEIN MILLINERY CO.
1900's vintage elaborately embellished hat. Black straw, mixed magenta to pink silk, black horsehair and bluegray velvet. Oval dome crown with asymmetric fold back brim. Two rows of silk peonies along left side. Bluegray velvet ribbon tucked under brim with large bow at back left. Horsehair openwork lace net warps along brim at right side, tucked behind flowers and rising high above bow back. Black silk lining. Wired net inner band, edged with velvet. La Belle Epoque in all it's glory!
Label:
LICHTENSTEIN MILLINERY CO., New York, Paris, London
Approximate measurements:
Crown height - 5"
Full hat diameter - 14"
Circumference, measured inside hat crown - 24"
Condition:
Excellent condition. Shows light dust overall. Some wear at flowers & horsehair and minor wear to inside net band. All issues consistent with age.
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