Hat, Top

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Erie Canal Top Hat

Erie Canal Top Hat

Name/Title

Hat, Top

Entry/Object ID

2019.11.1

Description

Beaver top hat; cardboard body interior is not original to piece; fabric bound edging on brim, and under brim facing; grosgrain black ribbon around hat; slightly tapered in center of "pipe."

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Adult, Male, Headwear
Historic Costume

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Article of Clothing/Dress/Costume

Top Hat

Clothing Sex

Male

Textile Details

Material

Animal Hair, Beaver, Grosgrain

Made/Created

Date made

1840 - 1849

Lexicon

Search Terms

Fashion, Men, Erie Canal, Top Hat, Beaver, Erie Canal (N.Y.) --History

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Height of pipe: 6 3/4" Brim Radius: 10 1/2" + 12" Crown Radius: 6 1/2" + 7 1/2" Pipe Circumfrance: Crown : 22" Center: 21 7/8" Brim: 22 1/2" Brim Depth: 1 3/4"

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Austin, Henry