Chinese man’s summer court hat dating to approximately 1880, featuring a pale conical body covered with dense red silk cord fringe and edged with patterned trim. The crown is surmounted by an ornate metal mount with a blue Peking glass hat button denoting third official rank. Fitted with an older jade plume holder and a single-eyed peacock plume, with dark chin cords completing the hat. Accompanied by its original basketry hat box covered in blue cotton (#40B).
