Man's Top Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Man's Top Hat

Entry/Object ID

CW 647

Description

Hat. Man's top hat. Black polished silk plush high hat; rim with D'Orsay roll; medium width band. Maker's label: "Collins & Fairbanks, Boston." Excellent condition. Circa 1845. Transcribed from original accession record.

Collection

Germantown Historical Society Objects

Made/Created

Place

* Untyped Place

Boston, Massachusetts

Label/Inscription/Signature

Notes

Maker's label: "Collins & Fairbanks, Boston."

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Width

9 in

Depth

12 in

Provenance

Notes

Collins & Fairbanks operated at: 383 Washington Street and at 16 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts.