HAT
Dimensions.1) 1 x 43.5 x 14.5 cm
.2) 25.5 x 47 x 10.5 cm
Object numberHF.74.87.2.1-3
Description.1) Black military cocked hat or bicorne with a white plume. The hat is domed at crown and tapers and slopes to front and back. The hat is covered with brushed silk. In the center of the right side is a corded silk rosette that is bisected, from top to bottom by two lengths of silver threaded trim. There is a silver button at the bottom of the trim that has a raised motif of a crown, surrounded by a laurel wreath. On either side of the rosette is a length of silk brocade trim, set on a diagonal. At the point of the rear extension spirals of silver wire are set lengthwise and capped by a square of knotted coils. The interior is lined with pleated violet silk. White bias tape is tacked along the rear two-thirds of the interior, serving as a sweat band. .2) The plume consists of feathers attached in two layers to a double length of brass wire. The feathers are curved back upon themselves, forming a spherical shape. The lower layer is red and the upper layer is white.
.3) Tin hatbox for a cocked hat. The box is triangular in shape with rounded corners and concave sides. There is a latch on the base, a hinge at the top center and an oval wire handle at the top. The label is worn in areas. The exterior is covered with black enamel, stippled with red and the interior is brushed with a red-brown lacquer or enamel.
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