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Top Hat
Clothing/Dress/Costume
Top hat, beaver (possibly rabbit) fur (MID)* 7” high with flat 2” brim, edge slightly turned up and finished with hand stitched narrow grosgrain ribbon. narrow figured ribbon hat band. Inside has deep sweat band, stiffened coarse netting, and an embossed tan cloth liner in top. Strips of Syracuse, NY newspaper inside which bear the date of 1856.
G2002.004
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
Adult, Male
Headwear
Historic Costume
Top Hat
Male
Fur
Beaver
Grosgrain
netting
circa 1856 - circa 1860
User Age: Adult Gender: Male
MAN’S top hat, scuzzy beaver 1856-1860 "Top hat, beaver fur (MID)* 7” high with flat 2” brim, edge slightly turned up and finished with hand stitched narrow grosgrain ribbon; narrow figured ribbon hat band. Inside has deep sweat band, stiffened coarse netting and an embossed tan cloth liner in top - no labels. Strips of Syracuse, NY newspaper inside which bear date of 1856.*Could be rabbit."
Man's top hat
Scuzzy Beaver fur
narrow figured ribbon hat band
enbossed tan cloth liner in top
stiffened coarse netting
embossed tan cloth line