Floral Hats: Boater

Label: “The May Co./Los Angeles” 1910s Straw: plaited, sewn; silk ribbon, cloth flowers Gift of Catharine Albright Woldraft Flowers: Aster, sweet William

Straw has been a principal media of hats for men and women. The rough straw boater worn by Venetian gondoliers and the Panama hat are among the most well known examples. The donor stated that she bought the hat in Los Angeles before her family moved to San Diego in 1912.