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Title |
Blonde Llama Fur Pillbox Hat, c. 1940-1950s |
Object Name |
Hat, Pillbox |
Description |
Blonde Llama Fur Pillbox Hat, c. 1940-1950s. Blonde, loose wave fur pillbox, lined in black buckram. This hat (2020.002.001B) is part of a two-part matching set, including a fur cape (2020.002.001A) and a white floral embroidered handkerchief, which was found inside the proper right pocket (2020.002.001C) |
Date |
c. 1940-1950s |
Creator |
Unknown |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2020.002.001B |
Dimensions |
H-3.5 W-9 D-6.75 inches |
Collection |
3D - Clothing |
Inscription Text |
n/a |
Provenance |
Costume material worn by Grace Blick Green who moved from San Francisco to Hillborough in 1916 and attended San Mateo High School. |
Notes |
"A pillbox hat is a small hat, usually worn by women, with a flat crown, straight, upright sides, and no brim. It is named after the small cylindrical or hexagonal cases that pills used to be sold in." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pillbox_hat12/02/2019] "The popularity of the pillbox hat increased during the post–World War II (1939–45) era and reached its peak at the 1961 inauguration of President John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), when his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy (1929–1994), wore a simple, unadorned bone wool pillbox hat designed by Halston (1932–1990). Previously, Mrs. Kennedy did not favor hats of any kind, but she was so taken by Halston's design that the pillbox hat became her trademark. She even was wearing a pink one on November 22, 1963, as she cradled her husband in her arms moments after he was shot while riding in a Dallas, Texas, motorcade. The cheerful femininity of Jackie Kennedy's pink suit and pillbox hat are ironic reminders of that tragic day." [http://www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1946-1960/Pillbox-Hats.html] |
Search Terms |
Costume and Fashion Costumes Fashion Fur Green, Grace Blick Hat Hillsborough San Mateo County |
Subjects |
Fur Hat industry Hats Millinery |
People |
Green, Grace Blick |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Diane Green Tokheim |