Evocative Old Wooden Hat Form with Tape Helmet bicycle brush 14 7/8" tall x 4"

14 7/8" tall x 4" diameter and in great condition

became a popular means of enhancing household furnishings

It is beautifully made

This pencil and watercolor drawing was probably a sketch in advance of a larger theorem painting

Evocative Old Wooden Hat Form with Tape Helmet bicycle brush 14 7/8" tall x 4"This just struck me as quite a beautiful thing, with the old tape giving her a helmet of sorts, or really perhaps more like a sort of bathing cap, and so, to my eye, making her feel quite animate. (And also like a woman who has worn many hats!) I believe the wooden form dates to the early 20th century, and I think has quite a lovely shape to it. Head sized: approx 10" t x 6 3 4" w x 7 1 2". Tape is very well attached, and all with quite a wonderful