Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Top hat
Object Number:
1922.111
Date:
ca. 1824
Medium:
Straw
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 12 3/4 in. ( 18.1 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Woven straw top hat with cylindrical crown and broad circular rim; woven concentric circles on top.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this hat was worn by the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) during his triumphal return to the United States in 1824.
Credit Line:
Gift of M. F. Savage
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
