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Hat

Object Name:
Hat
Object ID:
2001.016.02
Creator:
Bent & Bush
Date:
1848-1916
Description:
Hat, bicorn. Black velvet with black grosgrain ribbon binding. Leather hat band inside attached to cotton lining. Black ostrich feathers draped across top. Small metal epaulets near corners. Diagonal gold band with rounded corners and metallic decorative edging on front with golf colored button with NH seal and the words "NEW HAMPSHIRE VOL. MILITIA". Stamped on inside lining: "BENT & BUSH".
Material:
Leather
Textile
Metal
Skeletal
Dimensions:
H-5.25 W-2.5 L-18 inches
Provenance:
Donor's husband was the grandson of Alfred Asbury Collins.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marion W. McPherson
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