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Top Hat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Black silk plush (MID); plush under brim. Cylindrical crown, rounded edges suggestive of beaver felt, no taper. Narrow flat brim with very slight increase in edge width at sides. Black silk 1/2” hat band with brocade borders, small bow at side. No vent. Deep black leather sweatband. Inside lined with blue paper, embossed medallion in top, and a maker's mark stamped gold with shield and lettering. 7 1/4” high and 12” at widest part of brim. (F to B)A sophisticated model.
G98.020
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Male
Headwear
Historic Costume
Top Hat
Male
cotton or silk plush
Silk
Paper
1855 - 1865
User Age: Adult Gender: Male
Makers Mark
Inside Top
"Sablon Frs. Boul. Italien Paris."
English
Stamped
MAN’S top hat, blue embossed liner 1855-1865 "Black silk plush (MID); plush under brim. Cylindrical crown, rounded edges suggestive of beaver felt, no taper; narrow flat brim with very slight increase in edge width at sides. Black silk 1/2” hat band with brocade borders; small bow at side. No vent. Deep black leather sweatband. Inside lined with blue paper, embossed medallion in top, stamped gold shield and lettering: Sablon Frs. Boul. Italien Paris.7 1/4” high and 12” at widest part of brim. (F to B)A sophisticated model."
top hat
embossed liner
cylindrical crown
beaver felt
black silk hat band
blue paper lining
embossed medallion
stamped gold shield and lettering
Man's top hat
7-1/4 in