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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Top Hat

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Blonde beaver fur top hat with a stamped label inside.

G2012.007.1

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Adult, Male

Headwear

Historic Costume

Top Hat

Male

Fur

Beaver

blonde

circa 1840 - circa 1860

Makers Mark

Inside Top

"No. 21 State St. / Haywood & Son / Rochester."

English

Stamped

hat

top hat

beaver

fur hat

Rochester

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