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Top hat w/ case

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1850-1880

GUSN

GUSN-23819

Description

Black beaver skin top hat in leather case; black ribbon around base of hat; brown leather case hat-shaped w/ flat round cover w/ handle on top and broken strap across center of top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

top hats
headgear
beaver (animal)
skin (collagenous material)
leather
Beaver
Leather
HAT, TOP

Inscription

Printed inside hat: ""Bent & Bush/ Boston""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

People and Organizations

Bent & Bush

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.5 x 10 x 12 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.4776A-C

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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