Cocked Hat

Dateca. 1900

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.