40's Quilted Brown Wool Felt Hat pleated gown armpit to armpit: approx 18”

armpit to armpit: approx 18” (36” chest/bust)

and two crotch buttons for closure

44" Non adjustable strap

1940’s black dress

40's Quilted Brown Wool Felt Hat pleated gown armpit to armpit: approx 18”Fantastic 1940s brown hat in wool felt, with wonderful quilted flowers around the brim! Back head strap attached. Consumer Protection label attached. From the Mark Twain Hat Shop in Elmira, NY. The owner's name, Edith A. Thompson, is woven into the shop's label! Very good condition. It seems that it is meant to be asymmetrical, as one side is "pinched" in and attached to the crown, but the other side isn't and doesn't look like it ever was. It