Hat

Object Name:

Hat

Object ID:

2016.056.09

Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Riding hat, woman's. Olive brown felt and leather hat, with darker olive ribbon around base. Brim curled up around edge, slightly at the front and back, more so on the side. Interior is similar to exterior, with a strip of plain brown leather as the band. At front on band is a green and black sizing mark "6 3/4" with shamrock shapes in each corner. On right is large crest, stamped into band, with an eagle, wings spread, flanked by two cats. "TRADEMARK" on a ribbon over the eagle, with "EKSIPHTRON" on escutcheon below, followed by "COPYRIGHTED / EXTRA FLEXIBLE".

Material:

Leather
Felt

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-9.5 L-11.8 inches

Provenance:

From the Burley-Haley family of Epping, NH. Came with Burley and Haley Family Papers (NHHS Library 2017.078 and 2017.127).

This hat is shown in a photograph in the collection, worn by a woman seated on a horse on a city street.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Joseph C. and Robert M. Burley Family Trust

People:

Burley, Harry B. (1867-1954)

Subjects:

Farms, Clothing and dress, Hat, Riding