Regency hats

  Two Regency hats of fabric covered cardboard. The lady's hat of cotton velvet lined with linen is made according to the English hat, c. 1800 (the Museum of Fine Arts Boston) and is trimmed with a silk scarf as is visible at an English fashion plate, morning dresses, May 1803 (LACMA). The child's one of a fabric with interwoven animal hair lined with linen was made according to the fashion plate from Modes de Paris, Costume d'enfant, No 11, 1810 (Bibliotheque Nationale de France) and is trimmed with silk twisted cord with silk tassels.