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Clothing Accessories
Clothing and Accessories
Women's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Whimsy
Identifier:
189745Description:
This whimsy is made of gold velvet and has no crown. It has an interior union label.A whimsy is a type of head covering that has no hat foundation and usually has veiling and trims.
Date:
circa 1950Materials:
VelvetDimensions:
2.25"" h 7.5"" w 7.5"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mr. Russell DavisRelated Entities:
Mr. Russell Davis (donor) United Hatters of North America (is related to)Alternate names: Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union, Cloth Hat, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union, Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Worker International Union
The United Hatters of North America, also known as UHNA, was a millinery labor union. It was founded in 1896 and merged with the Cloth Hat, Cap, and Millinery Workers International Union in 1934 to form the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Worker International Union. It later merged to form the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union in 1983. It merged again in 1995 to form the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees.
