A VERY RARE, ANTIQUE VICTORIAN, OLD STORE STOCK, NEW HAT, WITH THE ORIGINAL PRICE TAG. THE STORE HAD INVENTORY GOING BACK TO THE 1880’s. THE HAT IS NATURAL STRAW, WITH A BURGUNDY COTTON BAND, AND BOW. THE BURGUNDY COTTON HAS DELICATE WHITE FLORAL PRINT. THE CENTER OF THE BAND, AND THE TOP EDGE, OF EACH BOW ” LOOP ” IS ADORNED WITH BRAIDED STRAW. SOME OF THE BRAIDED STRAW, IS NATURAL, AND THE REST HAS A SHINY COVERING OVER THE STRAW, IN SHADES OF BURGUNDY, GOLD, AND GRAYISH GREEN. VERY UNIQUE, AND VERY BEAUTIFUL. THE HAT IS FURTHER EMBELLISHED WITH AN IVORY, AND A PINK, CLOTH FLOWER, WITH TAN CHEESE CLOTH TYPE LEAVES. THERE IS A ” TUFT ” OF GRAYISH FABRIC, ATTACHED TO THE BAND, IN THE CENTER BACK OF THE HAT. THE STRAW BRIM IS SCALLOPED. THE INSIDE OF THE HAT, HAS A PINK CLOTH, LINING THE CROWN. THE ORIGINAL STORE TAG IS STILL STITCHED TO THE HAT. THE TAG HAS WRITTEN IN PENCIL: A 2 / 98. MEASUREMENTS: BRIM – 13 1/2″ BY JUST UNDER 12 1/2″ IN DIAMETER. THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE CROWN IS APPROXIMATELY 17. CONDITION: THE STRAW BRAIDING ENCIRCLING THE BRIM HAS A 1 1/2 SECTION MISSING, AND ONE POINT OF THE BRAID, MISSING IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE BRIM. THE STRAW BRAIDING, EDGING THE BOW, HAS A SMALL LOSS. THERE ARE IMPERFECTIONS IN THE BRAIDING FROM AGE INCLUDING SEVERAL SPLITS, TINY CHIPS, NICKS, A FEW STRAY PIECES THAT CAME UNBRAIDED. THE COTTON BAND AND BOW, HAVE SOME COLOR VARIATION. THE FLOWERS, AND LEAVES, HAVE FADED WITH SOME AGE COLOR. THE LEAVES HAVE SOME HOLES. THE GRAY ” TUFT ” HAS AGE COLOR, AND FADING. THE SCALLOPED BRIM HAS SOME LOSES, AND IMPERFECTIONS. THE PINK FLOWER HAS BLED OVER THE YEARS, ONTO THE STRAW ON THE CROWN, UNDER IT. THIS IS ONLY SEEN IF YOU LIFT THE FLOWER. THE HAT IS DUSTY FROM STORAGE. I DID NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT , FOR FEAR OF DAMAGING THE HAT. AN INCREDIBLY RARE, AND BEAUTIFUL HAT! The item “ANTIQUE VICTORIAN NEW OLD STOCK STRAW HAT With RIBBON & ROSES” is in sale since Thursday, February 11, 2021. This item is in the category “Clothing, Shoes & Accessories\Specialty\Vintage\Vintage Accessories\Women’s Hats”. The seller is “fixbricks” and is located in Palmyra, Pennsylvania. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Brazil, France, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
• Look: Victorian
• Decade: 1890s
• Material: Straw
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Natural
• Occasion: Special Occasion
• Brand: Unbranded

Tags: antique, ribbon, roses, stock, straw, victorian