Hat
1800-1825 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Man's black beaver fur-felt hat, high crown, two circular flaps to the brim. Lined in cherry coloured quilted silk. The hat folds flat (down the centre of the circular crown) and is similar to a high-crowned, smaller-brimmed bicorn
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Beaver fur felt |
| Brief description | Man's black beaver fur-felt hat, England, 1800-1825. |
| Physical description | Man's black beaver fur-felt hat, high crown, two circular flaps to the brim. Lined in cherry coloured quilted silk. The hat folds flat (down the centre of the circular crown) and is similar to a high-crowned, smaller-brimmed bicorn |
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| Object history | This hat shows the transition between the tricorn (the staple design of the 18th century hat) and the top hat (the staple design of the 19th century.) The crown is higher, the brim is narrower, and is turned up on either side in the manner of a bicorn, but without the height of the typical bicorn brim. Purchased (355 to B-1903 and 356-1903, £4). Registered File number 83783/1903. |
| Associated object | 504-1892 (Depiction) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 356-1903 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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