Scholar Hat

Name/Title

Scholar Hat

Entry/Object ID

2013.07.00050

Description

Black silk Taoist style scholar's hat with overlaid black and purple silk panels decorated and edged with couched gold swirls and a Baqua or Eight Trigram circle in the center trimmed with tiny green and red pompoms.

Context

Hat worn by child during festive holidays, usually merchant class and up the in the social hierarchy.