Hat
- Object Name:
- Hat
- Object ID:
- 1963.039.218
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1820
- Description:
- Top hat. Man's tall black beaver hat with thin black grosgrain band around base of crown, with small flat bow. Fairly wide flat brim bound with black grosgrain. Textured black satin under brim. Black leather interior band. Lined with pink paper imitating cloth. Top lined with ribbon-textured satin, imprinted in gold, "BOSTON / WASHINGTON ST / 183 / OSGOOD".
- Material:
- Paper
Beaver
Satin
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-6 W-10.7 D-12.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Collected by the donor's sister, Marion L. Cass (1894-1963). Miss Cass developed the collection around a core of the personal possessions of her mother, Lillie M. (Wilson) Cass (1867-1951) and added objects passed down in neighboring Haverhill, NH, families. Later, while living and working in Littleton, NH, she devoted her spare time to expanding her collection, eventually representing over a century of changes in clothing and accessory styles.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Merwin P. Cass
- Subjects:
- Top hats
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