Coolie Hat
c. 1890
19th Century
3 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in. x 18 1/2 in.
Unidentified,
Medium and Support:
straw on paper
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Mrs. Alys Griswold Haman
Accession Number:
1979.9
A Chinese coolie hat made of straw or reeds over shiny black rice paper. It was probably brought back from China on the N.L. and G. Griswold shipping line. It was discovered in the attic of Boxwood mansion, the house built by Richard Sill Griswold.