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Culture:American
Title:tall hat
Date Made:1825-1835
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: braided palm leaf; black silk ribbon; metal buckle; cream silk tape; silk lining; varnished silk hat band
Place Made:United States; New England (possibly)
Accession Number:  HD 2001.51
Credit Line:Mr. and Mrs. Hugh B. Vanderbilt Fund for Curatorial Acquisitions
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Tall or top hat made of braided palm leaf with a black silk ribbon. The delicate and well-woven palm leaf starts from the center of the crown and the brim woven as part of the hat. The brim is faced with oiled silk and interior hat band made of varnished silk with a drawstring.

Label Text:
By the turn of the 19th century, the fashionable man’s hat became taller and more slender. These tall, or top, hats were made from dyed beaver fur, silk, or even palm leaf. Crown height and silhouette shifted throughout much of the century, as did the width of the brim. All, however, have in common an inherent, if impractical, luxury.

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