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Clothing and Accessories
Clothing Accessories
Women's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Garden Hat
Identifier:
1986.43.25Description:
This brightly colored garden hat is made of horsehair and has a velvet ribbon surrounding the crown of the hat. It was made by Leocadia Jones, a Grand Rapids milliner. The large brim of this hat would have protected the wearer from the sun making it an ideal gardening hat. A common feature of summer hats was a turned down brim to hide the face, further protecting a woman's complexion.Date:
circa 1925Materials:
Horsehair, VelvetDimensions:
15.75 in" h 16 in" w 5.5 in" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Marian PerkinsRelated Entities:
Leocadia Jones (creator)Leocadia Jones was born in 1892 and was a prominent hatmaker in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She started her business at Friedman-Spring Dry Good Company in 1925 and a year later she opened her own shop at 24 Sheldon Avenue Southeast. In 1927 Leocadia's shop moved to 8 Jefferson Ave Southeast. She stayed in business until 1956 when her husband, John Jones, passed away. Leocadia and John had a daughter Margaret who was born in 1923. Leocadia passed away on October 20th, 1961.
Marian Perkins (donor)
