Cocked Hat
Dateca. 1900
OriginAmerica, New York
MediumSilk damask, lined with cream-colored silk satin trimmed around edge with gold metallic braid.
Dimensions12 X 12"
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Object number1985-274
DescriptionBoy's hat made in three-cornered or cocked style, constructed of pale blue silk scroll-patterned damask and white satin over stiffened inner structure, trimmed at edge of brim with 1 3/8"-wide metallic lace. Flat crown. Interior lined with blue cotton; underside of brim covered with white satin, which shows where brim is cocked up.Label TextAccording to the donor, this hat was worn with a fancy dress suit at a party in New York about 1900.
ca. 1900; style 18th c.
1785-1795
1830-1835
Possibly 1606-1615
ca. 1756
ca. 1810
1820-1830
1760-1785
1650-1675
1806-1827
1865-1900
1780-1830, earlier lining