#297

French Wide-Brimmed Woven Bonnet with Milliner's Label
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$250
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Description
10" (25 cm.) width of brim. 4 1/2" inside head width. Intricately woven straw with multi-tiered and knotted design features a flat top and very wide brim that is turned up at one side. The exterior of the hat is decorated with moss-green velvet with red berries and leaves,while the interior brim is overlaid with exquisite lace. The inside silk lining has the gilt-lettered milliner's label of Mlle Mourques of 36 rue Victor Hugo in Lyon. Excellent condition. Circa 1885.