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Girls sun hat
Girls sun hat

Girls sun hat

Date1920s
Object number00039504
NameHat
MediumOrganza
Dimensions100 x 330 mm, 0.1 lb. (13 in., 0.04 kg)
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionA 1920s young girl's hat in embroidered pale pink organza with self-flowers.
HistoryBy the early 1900s a thriving tourist industry had become well established around the seaside towns of Australia. The beach had become a place for rest and recreation. Men, women and children took up the fashionable pursuit of promenading along the seashore.

Wearing the 'uniform' of a white sundress, decorated and accessorised with hats and pinafores, usually white, to protect precious clothes and complexions from the harsh Australian climate, girls enjoyed playing beside the sea.


SignificanceSea 'bathing' and beach going was more acceptable by the 1920's. Bathing restrictions had ended and beach going became an activity for the whole family and from all classes.