Social History

cloche hat

Period:

20th Century

Description:

This cloche hat was fashionable in the 1920s and 1930s and was donated by a resident of  Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire.  It is made of silk, embroidered with a floral design and is decorated with fur.

Materials/Media:

silk, velvet, thread, linen

Dimensions:

W:220mm; H:120mm

Source:

Stranraer Museum

Accession number:

WIWMS 1988.562

Digital Number:

SRCL015n

Creation Date:

1920-1930s

Copyright:

Dumfries & Galloway Council