tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post5942338105666207932..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: A Chintz-Lined Hat for Spring, c1780-1830Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-63835733450862242932017-04-15T14:39:00.289-04:002017-04-15T14:39:00.289-04:00These kinds of hats were an important part of the ...These kinds of hats were an important part of the traditional costume on the island of Walcheren (The Netherlands) around 1800. Our costume foundation posseses several original ‘shell hats’ as they are called over here. The side straps were not, as suggested, tied behinde the hair, but they are paticulary used to tie the hat on the head, ontherwise it won’t stay stuck. Imagine a little breeze and.. the hat would be gone! For costume presentations we have some replicas made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-68147068363541822642017-04-14T13:19:54.590-04:002017-04-14T13:19:54.590-04:00The ribbon loop at the back is made to cup the sku...The ribbon loop at the back is made to cup the skull since the crown of bergère hats are too shallow to stay on one's head. As far as I can tell from looking at portraits, the side straps were more often tied behind the hair than under the chin, especially for young ladies, because chin straps foreshorten the neck, and a long neck was preferable to show off, though both were done. I've seen a few with this type of ribbon layout, and based off of the shape of the side and tail ribbons, I think that they are meant to all knot together into a faux bow at the back of the head - such that the side ribbons for the bow, and the back ribbon forms a sort of swallowtail - which also creates a nice sort of cowl to keep the hat on one's head. The thinner side ribbons on this one - I'm guessing were probably intended just to hang down at the sides like in this image: http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EHfyD_YCngw/VcDwC9sz3II/AAAAAAAABkk/0vH6C4QRQSc/s1600/31c18c42dc4b29107ad5400d09ba4535.jpgSchuyler Mansionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001179137546334580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-88253496561423214742017-04-14T12:53:02.213-04:002017-04-14T12:53:02.213-04:00I love the straw and the green ribbon.I love the straw and the green ribbon.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04246834295123351186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-31068143804405253702017-04-14T10:19:03.500-04:002017-04-14T10:19:03.500-04:00Ann Sharp ~ Because textiles were so valuable (and...Ann Sharp ~ Because textiles were so valuable (and therefore valued) in the 18thc, even the smallest scraps and remnants were saved. If you look closely, you can see the seaming from several different pieces in the lining here. There's no way of knowing for sure how this all came to be, but my guess is that the lining was either remnants/scraps or otherwise "repurposed" from an earlier garment. Susan Holloway Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576374311141262635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-78806633895130889212017-04-14T09:18:36.477-04:002017-04-14T09:18:36.477-04:00I am trying to figure out all the ribbons. There a...I am trying to figure out all the ribbons. There are obviously more than needed just to tie under the chin. Interesting that they are all attached under that inner circle.<br />Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-85862762451708790822017-04-14T00:29:20.724-04:002017-04-14T00:29:20.724-04:00Would the hat lining not just be pieced from scrap...Would the hat lining not just be pieced from scraps? Though having thirty-year-old scraps available in one's stash seems more likely for someone in the last half-century than someone in the late 18th century.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265595595318070025noreply@blogger.com