A picture hat is an elaborate woman'shatwith a wide brim, worn withgownor informal clothessettings. They resemblesun hatand are often heavily decorated withhat flower,hat featheror otherhat ornament. This style of hat was featured in virtually every decade of the 20th century and has a history dating back to at least the 18th century, as shown in pictures by 18th-century English painters such as Reynolds and Gainsborough.
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