Marcelle Rousseau was the working name name of Texas milliner Mrs. J.C. Bird, who was born ca. 1876 in Tarrant County, and died in Dallas, Tuesday, June 8, 1948, at age 72. Her shop was called The Argyle. It was closed for part of World War II, but reopened by March 1946. org Rousseau, Marcelle 1946/1949 nol Hat of cotton batik. Styled as a cloche-form turban, the domed crown is constructed of gathered/pleated and wrapped cotton fabric with batik design in beige/brown and blue on white ground. There is no brim. The hat is lined in cream satin, and has an inner hatband of brown grosgrain ribbon along the inside lower edge of the crown. Maker's label sewn to inner hatband: "Marcelle Rousseau / Dallas". Hats (Headgear) Social Life and Customs - Clothing - Accessories - Hats Batik 1 1946 1949 United States - Texas - Dallas County - Dallas TXFC UNTCVA public by-nc-nd All Texas Fashion Collection content and images are copyrighted. physical-object image 1900.999.001 comment: Descriptive metadata template by htarver 2010-12-07. metadc39089 DC ark:/67531/metadc39089 2011-07-25, 17:53:57 acpmaker False ehoyenski 2011-08-25, 15:43:41