40s 50s Women's Hat Cocktail Party Casque Rooster Feather Trim Dark Green Rhinestone Accent Vintage VFG
- Description
This cocktail hat dates to the late 1940s or early 1950s. It is casque style, shaped close to the head, and has a small rolled brim in front that dips into a swag above the right ear that is anchored by a sparkly rhinestone bar. The rhinestones also hold a narrow twist of the felt that swoops down behind the swag and then back up, with a spray of iridescent coque feathers at a saucy angle. Netting is anchored at either end of the rolled brim, and was probably originally intended to drift across the front of the hat
SIZE: Labeled size 23
| Measurements | Inches | Centimeters |
| Inner band circumference | 21.5" | 54.5 |
| Height of crown sitting on flat surface | 4.5" | 11.5 |
MATERIALS/COLORS: Dark green felt - based on label, probably fur felt - with greenish black rooster tail feathers and a rectangle of rhinestones set in pot metal.
TAGS: The inner crown is stamped as Famous Ferry Furs, since 1859, Henry Pollak Inc, New York
CONDITION: The netting is torn and raggedy in several places - at this point, it is somewhat decorative but can't really function as a veil. About a fourth of the rhinestones are cloudy. No other issues noted