Hat pin, Pearlised with gold scroll

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Title

Hat pin, Pearlised with gold scroll

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Collection

Te Hikoi Museum

Description

A short-stemmed hat pin with a pearlised piece of cream plastic encased in cream plastic and gold metallic thread ribbon effect. This one likely dates to the 1920s or 1930s. Popular from the early 19th Century and into the early 20th Century, hat pins were used for securing a hat, usually by the hair. They were originally handmade but became machine-made and thus mass-produced from the 1830s. The late 19th Century saw hats gain popularity over bonnets and with them so did the hat pin. They be...

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Image

Date created

1880-1930

Creator

Unknown maker

URL

https://ehive.com/collections/3278/objects/1338816

Related subjects

Clothing and Accessories

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