Hat with Ostrich and Egret Feathers
date: label: Date made
content: 1888-1890
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: The popularity of feathered hats led to the slaughter of millions of birds and endangered many species. In the late 1800s women activists launched a successful boycott and contributed to the founding of the National Audubon Society.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Home and Community Life: Costume
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Giving in America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Henry Kirk Porter
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CS.16437
label: accession number
content: 59759
label: catalog number
content: 16437
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hat
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: silk (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: feathers (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 210 mm x 280 mm; x 8 1/4 in x 11 in