Top Hat
Title
Top Hat
Description
A traditionally styled top hat of beaver on paper board frame with lower silk band above a wide brim. With the maker's label inside: Young Brothers, Brooklyn. Stored in a round paper board hat box made by Knox of New York, the exterior decorated with the company emblem.
Creator
Young Brothers, Brooklyn
Source
On loan from Burke Hodgson in memory of Moselle Burke Hodgson. (Became gift as of 2-18-1999)
Publisher
Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation
Date
ca. 1870
Rights
All items and images © their respective copyright holders. Please contact Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation for permission regarding reproduction and use.
Format
Hat:
5 3/4 in. high x 12 in. deep
5 3/4 in. high x 12 in. deep
Box:
6 5/8 in. high x 13 in. diameter
6 5/8 in. high x 13 in. diameter
Type
Beaver fur
Paper board
Paper board
Identifier
L1999.01.17
Coverage
Athens (Ga.)
Clarke County (Ga.)
Spatial Coverage
H102
History Room
Date of Acquisition
1999-02-18
Condition
n/a
Provenance
n/a
Collection
Citation
Young Brothers, Brooklyn, “Top Hat,” Ware-Lyndon House Collection, accessed May 3, 2024, https://warelyndonhouse.omeka.net/items/show/158.
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