Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 1959.009.01
- Creator:
- Jones, Ball & Poor
Retailer - Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1847
- Description:
- Hat and hatbox, Franklin Pierce's, Mexican War. Black beaver, cocked hat (bicorn), silver eagle emblem on gilt braid decoration with 24 silver stars. Gilt tassels either side. Leather headband, silk lining (in shreds). Label inside crown, "_____all & Co's _______ry Rooms Washington Street, Boston Importers & Dealers in Military Articles of every description, also Watches, Jewelry, Lamps and ______ Hardware Goods. " Form-fitted tin hatbox, painted black, lettered on front, "Brigadier Gen. F. Pierce". Hat -- approx. 17" long, 13" tall, 5" wide.
- Material:
- Tissue
Metal
Leather
Textile - Dimensions:
- H-13 W-5 L-17 inches
- Provenance:
- Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the U.S., Brigadier General, 1846 Mexican War.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Virginia M. Fenn
- Subjects:
- Mexican-American War
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