Object Record
Images
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1965.014.005 |
Object Name |
Hatpin |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Date |
Early 20th-century |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Group of five fancy hatpins A. hatpin that is gold in colour, with amethyst setting B. hatpin that is gold with purple violets C. hat pin with emerald-coloured setting, with brilliants in 3 rows, brass-coloured pin and head, has a somewhat conical shape in its setting D. hat pin with blue setting, with brilliants E. hat pin with blue setting, with brilliants |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown. Henry and Helen Rixon moved to Owen Sound in the 1880s. Likely belonged to Mrs. Rixon or her daughters. Last belonged to Eleanor Rixon, (daughter) of Owen Sound and Leith, Grey County. |
Collection |
Jewellery, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Metal/Glass/Paints |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Rixon, Henry Rixon, Helen Rixon, Eleanor |
Subjects |
Hats |
Function |
The long length of these hatpins suggests the early 20th-century period, when wide-brimmed hats were very popular and needed long pins to secure them to upswept hairstyles. |