1920s Lamé and Fur Child's Bonnet
New Item! A rare find! This period child's hat from the 1920s is as elaborate as any mother might have worn. The peach silk fabric is woven with floral sprigs and a lattice pattern of metallic thread. The hat is further trimmed with silver metallic lace and dark mink, then edged with delicate floral hand made lace which is also used as a chin strap to keep the hat from falling off. It snaps to one side.
Edwardian Wide Brim Bushel Basket Hat
This Edwardian period straw hat dates between 1908 and 1912. With an enormous straw crown and brim made to perch atop an upswept hair style, the hat is simply decorated with fuchsia silk ribbon wrapping the crown and forming a large bow at the back. The brim is covered with metallic embroidered tulle lace that is further embellished with pink crepe paper rose buds applied in rows across the brim.
1880s Evening Toque Bonnet
This elaborate confection dates to the late 1880s or early 1890s. It is an evening bonnet that would have been perched atop an upswept hairstyle and meant to be more decoration than a purposeful head covering.
1920's Liberty & Co., London Velvet Cloche
New Item! A fashionable yet sporty 1920's velvet flapper cloche from Liberty & Company of Regent Street, London. Liberty has been known for their fashionable clothing well before their floral prints. This fitted 20s hat is made of soft green velvet with rows of machine stitching forming a plaid pattern across the crown and concentric circles around the brim which can be worn turned up in the back or down.
1920's Lamé Flapper Cloche
Art Deco to the core! Made of a colorful lamé fabric the crown is wrapped with brown velvet and adorned at the side with brown ostrich feather panache.
Scott & Co. London Label Top Hat
Made by Scott & Co. of Old Bond Street, Piccadilly for William C. Bullitt (WCB) who was US Ambassador to Russia from 1933 - 1936 and Ambassador to France from 1936 - 1940.
Victorian Lady's Toque Circa 1890s
An exuberant combination of materials make up this wonderful 1890s Lady's hat. Metallic lace, woven straw and chenille as well as silk flowers, ribbons and ostrich tips make for a fanciful bit of finery.
1880s Victorian Lady's Floral Hat
Dating to the 1880s, this lovely velvet hat from R. H. Stearns in Boston was meant more as decoration than it was as protection from the weather. Rich brown velvet is decorated with lavender and yellow violets under a crown of a matching velvet bow and large black glass, jet buckle.
Liberty London 20s Flapper Cloche
Concentric rows of stitching creates heart motifs on this 1920s Liberty & Co., silk velvet cloche. The stitching is carried across the narrow brim and a self band is decorated on the right side with a rhinestone encrusted pin.
1940s Ladies Fedora Knox Voyageur
This Knox Voyageur conjures images of Ingrid Bergman in the 1943 film Casablanca, even the name of the hat, Voyageur, is evocative of travel to exotic places.