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Title:cocked hat
Date Made:1750-1800; 1875-1925
Type:Clothing
Materials:textile: black napped felt; metallic braid (galloon); leather hat band
Measurements:overall: 4 x 10 x 9 1/2 x 0 in.; 10.16 x 25.4 x 24.13 x 0 cm
Accession Number:  HD 69.1219
Credit Line:Transfer from the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, bequest of C. Alice Baker
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Cocked or tricorn (three-cornered) hat made for a boy. While the basic construction of the hat may date to the 18th century, the metallic braidor trim may have been applied later, possibly for fancy dress in the late 19th or early 20th centuries.

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