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Clothing Accessories
Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Hat
Identifier:
137388Description:
This black hat is made of felt and has a turned-up brim with a raw edge. There is a silver and rhinestone embellishment around the base of the crown as well as net on the front of the brim. This hat also has ostrich feathers of purple, blue, yellow, and coral decorating the front of the brim. There is an elastic band on the underside to help hold the hat in place. The interior has a petersham sweatband with a label for Herpolsheimer's and Dobbs Charm printed onto it.Date:
circa 1940 – 1945Materials:
Felt, Ostrich Feathers, Rhinestones, NetDimensions:
3.5"" h 9"" w 10.5"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. H. KelloggRelated Entities:
Dobbs & Company (creator)Alternate names: Dobbs, Dobbs and Company
Dobbs & Company was a retail store that opened in 1908 at 242 Fifth Avenue in New York City. It was created by Crofut & Knapp Company. Mrs. H. Kellogg (donor) Herpolsheimer's (sold by)
Alternate names: Herp's, Herpolsheimer Company, Herpolsheimer's Department Store, Lazarus, Voigt Herpolsheimer's and Company Dry Goods Store, Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co.
In 1865, William G. Herpolsheimer and Charles G. A. Voigt, two young businessmen, established the Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Company, a dry goods and carpet store in Michigan City, Indiana before relocating to Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1870. The partnership between Voigt and Herpolsheimer ended in 1902 with Voigt taking over the flour mills and Herpolsheimer the store. Herpolsheimer's Firm continued to operate department stores until it was sold in 1987 making it one of the longest-running retail establishments in West Michigan.
