Gatjip
Hat Box
1880-1910 (made)
1880-1910 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A man's hat, called gat/kat (갓), was kept in this hat case called gatjip/katchip (갓집). The lock does not match the brass lock plate in the shape of an elixir plant. A cross-shaped hat support is installed inside the case to hold the hat in place. The lid and body use a halving joint to tightly fit each other when the hat case is closed. The bottom panel is connected to the walls by a dado joint and the top panel of the lid is gently rounded off. Every corner is strengthened by metal braces in the shape of a pepper leaf, and handles are attached to both sides of the body.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Gatjip (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lacquered wood and brass |
| Brief description | Octogonal hat box, in lacquered wood and brass |
| Physical description | The wooden box has been lightly lacquered on all its external surfaces. Pink paper lines all the interior surfaces. Numerous decorative and strengthening brass plates have been affixed and the box is secured by a lock attached to the largest plate. The box is in two parts, both octagonal. Inside it has a central round edged cross-shaped support to hold the hat and keep the brim off the base of the box. |
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| Summary | A man's hat, called gat/kat (갓), was kept in this hat case called gatjip/katchip (갓집). The lock does not match the brass lock plate in the shape of an elixir plant. A cross-shaped hat support is installed inside the case to hold the hat in place. The lid and body use a halving joint to tightly fit each other when the hat case is closed. The bottom panel is connected to the walls by a dado joint and the top panel of the lid is gently rounded off. Every corner is strengthened by metal braces in the shape of a pepper leaf, and handles are attached to both sides of the body. |
| Bibliographic reference | National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage. Daejeon: National Research Institue of Cultural Heritage, 2013, p.280. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.1852:2-1993 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2000 |
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