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TitleHat pin with square enameled top with flower design
RepositoryHarrow Museum Collection
Ref NoHMC/T/3/1997:141.50
ObjectNumber1997:141.50
DescriptionLarge metal pin, top is a small square enamelled top. Design is a violet flower and leaf.
CommentsHatpins reached a peak of popularity between the 1880s and 1920s as prominent ladies, as well as stage and silent-move screen actresses, fuelled the popularity of large elaborate hats without bonnet strungs. Having originated in the 1850s to secure straw hats, hatpins became longer and more ornate over time.
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Object NamePin
MaterialsMetal, enamel
AssociatedObjectNumber1997:141.41-52
LocationOn Display
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