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Bowler hat

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Headgear was an indispensable attribute of an elegant man in the interwar period. The bowler hat, a memento of Wacław Moszkowski, is one of the most popular types of a hat of the period. A small brim with a folded-up edge, and a low, convex and semi-circular base characterises the headgear. It owes its name to its resemblance to half a melon.

Wacław Moszkowski's bowler hat was made of felt by one of J. Młodkowski's tailors (at 18 Plac Trzech Krzyży or 2 Marszałkowska Street in Warsaw). The hat is decorated with a black silk ribbon (ornament), sewn on the border of the brim and the bottom. The ornament has an additional bow fastening (on the right side). The edges of the brim are also trimmed with a silk ribbon. A sweatband is made of natural leather (a belt is fixed on the inner side, on the border with the brim). A small bow made of white canvas - a bow tie (marking the back of the hat) is sewn to the sweatband. On the sweatbox, there is also a brocade with the maker's signature.

Marta Frączkiewicz

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Author / creator

Dunn & Co. (Birmingham; 1886 - )

Dimensions

cały obiekt: height: 32 cm, width: 26 cm

Technique

Felting, forming

Material

felt

Creation time / dating

1900 — 1930

Creation / finding place

powstanie: Birmingham (Great Britain)

Owner

POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews

Identification number

MPOLIN-M605

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