Hat, Top
- Object Name:
- Hat, Top
- Object ID:
- 2000.012.07
- Creator:
- Towle, Lyman & Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Boston MA
- Date:
- 1847
- Description:
- Top Hat. Black fur exterior lined with paper on the sides and fabric on the roof. 2.25" wide brim. Black tape ribbon around base, tied into bow; ribbon also sewn around edge of brim. Maker's mark stamped onto fabric roof, in shape of a crest: "LYMAN TOWLE & CO / 73 / HANOVER / AND / 1&2 ELM ST / BOSTON." Black leather headband lines interior, 3" high.
- Material:
- Textile
Paper
Tissue
Leather
Fur - Dimensions:
- H-7.75 L-11.125 D-12.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Note from donor (great-granddaughter of Betsey and Stephen Roberts): "black top hat was worn by Stephen James Roberts at their wedding.... These garments were collected ... and used as teaching tools for my Historic Costume and Design course at Hesser College in Manchester, NH."
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Anne Landini
- People:
- Roberts, Stephen J. (1821-1913)
- Subjects:
- Wedding
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