Top Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Top Hat

Entry/Object ID

2019.11.1

Description

Beaver top hat with a non-original cardboard body interior. Fabric-bound edging on the brim and under the brim facing. Grosgrain black ribbon around the hat. Slightly tapered in the center of the "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