Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920 Hats The case has a combination

The case has a combination lock

This chair exemplifies the Bauhaus mission of reconciling art and industry by optimizing materials that were available in quantity and using prosaic methods of manufacturing

drawer with brass handle

Strong founded the "Eastman Dry Plate Company"

Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920 Hats The case has a combinationABOUT An original wooden millinery wide brim hat form with various stamps including "Chase" and "7". CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1860 1920. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 7 in. W 13 in. D 11. 75 in. Center Block: 5" H 7. 75" W 6 3 8" D 22" circumference HISTORY In millinery, 'blocking' is the process of shaping material onto a mold to form the body of the hat. Hat blocks are