Item Description
Antique French millinery hat block, specifically designed for a 1920s cloche-style hat with a deep brim. These carved wooden forms were essential tools for milliners, used for "blocking"—the process of steaming and shaping material (like felt or straw) over the mold to give a hat its specific structure. The mold features a two-part construction where the central crown block is removable, allowing it to be swapped for different head sizes or crown shapes. The block sits on a decorative barley twist (spiral) wooden stand with a square base, typical of 19th and early 20th-century French craftsmanship. A faint "4" is visible along with an "x".
Dimensions: 10 7/8" L, 11 1/8" D, 18" H
Condition: stable age cracks to both sides of the crown, light scratches, scuffs.
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