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Woman's hat

Labeled: Casper Davis
American
1940s

Medium/Technique Straw with silk flowers and silk net
Dimensions Overall: 10.2 x 50.8 cm (4 x 20 in.)
Credit Line Gift from the Collection of Violet Manno Shumsky through her estate
Accession Number2008.149
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionYellow straw bonnet with green netting, green velvet ferns and pink silk roses with leaves. Labeled: "An original Casper Davis, California model"
ProvenanceInherited by the donor, Edward Shumsky, from his mother, Violet Manno Shumsky on November 11, 2005; Gift to the MFA (Accession date: April 23, 2008)