Hat, Top
- Object Name:
- Hat, Top
- Object ID:
- 1969.026.06
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Top hat, Boston. Owned by Nahum J. Bachelder (1854-1934). Man's tall black silk hat, crown slightly convex, brim to top. Brim rolled on both sides, bound in black grosgrain. Black grosgrain band around base of crown, with flat bow. Black broadcloth underneath brim. Hole in top, with metal screen. Wide brown leather band inside crown. Lined with white satin. Label inside top lining, printed in black, "EXTRA QUALITY / TRADE MARK / DUNLAP & CO. / COPYRIGHTED / JACKSON & CO, / 126 TREMONT ST. / BOSTON / OPPOSITE PARK ST. CHURCH". Gilt initials glued onto lining, "N J B".
Oval hat box of gray cardboard. One end imprinted "DUNLAP & Co. / HATTERS, / New York, / Philadelphia, / AND / Chicago." Diamond-shaped paper label on top of cover, "DUNLAP & Co. ...." Box contains felt-lined paper pad for hat, which reads, "EXTRA QUALITY / DUNLAP & Co. / COPYRIGHTED / CELEBRATED HATS. / NEW YORK... / PHILADELPHIA... / CHICAGO..." - Material:
- Textile
Silk
Satin - Dimensions:
- H-6.3 W-9 D-11.7 Dia-7.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Belonged to Nahum J. Bachelder (1854-1934) of Andover, NH, Governor of New Hampshire, 1903-1905.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of the Estate of Stella Tuttle Thompson
- Subjects:
- Top hats
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