Cocked Hat
Date1865-1900
MediumSilk velvet with long nap, silk rosette, leather sweat band, paper.
Dimensions15 1/2" OW X 4 1/2" H. Circumference of hat band: 21 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1953-1017
DescriptionMan's cocked hat of black velvet or plush, cocked up sharply on three sides and trimmed with large ribbon cockade over right eye. Crown flattened at top. Lined with leather sweat band, cotton, and paper, impressed with "Bent & Bush" in Gothic-style letters & framework.Label TextBent & Bush were hatmakers located in Boston, Massachusetts. They show up in the 1865 Boston City Directory as suppliers of hats, caps, and furs; Court, corner Washington. Bent & Bush also appear at 15 School St., Boston, in an April 24, 1907 Boston newspaper advertisement.
MarkingsBent & Bush
1890-1940
1785-1795
ca. 1900
ca. 1900; style 18th c.
ca. 1780
ca. 1790 (possibly)
1770-1774
1795
1795
1850-1910