Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920 Hats Slight bend in the base

Slight bend in the base

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

Missing balls

drawer with brass handle

The case has a combination lock

Antique Millinery Hat Form c.1890-1920 Hats Slight bend in the baseABOUT 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