Man's Hat

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Man's Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 1523

Description

Man's Top Hat. Silk top hat-grosgrain band-very rolled side brim-off white silk lined-flared crown. Label: Blaylock + Blynn / 824-826 / Chestnut Street / Philadelphia / (gold initial:) H

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Date made

1889

Place

* Untyped Place

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Notes

Creation Date: 1880s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Retailer's Label: "Blaylock + Blynn / 824-826 / Chestnut Street / Philadelphia."

Dimensions

Height

6-1/4 in

Width

9-1/4 in

Depth

11-3/4 in

Material

Silk; grosgrain ribbon

Provenance

Notes

Blaylock & Blynn, Hatters and Furriers, operated in Philadelphia at 824 Chestnut Street. The firm was owned by Lewis Blaylock and Harry Blynn. (Image Source: Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Jane Campbell Scrapbooks)