Hats From History

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Turban, 1820-1835, Victoria and Albert Museum I love the combination of textures and colors in this turban!  Velvet is one of those fabrics that I generally dislike because it is almost overwhelmingly rich (like a piece of cake with too much icing), but I love seeing little hints of it paired with a nice crisp silk.  The contrast is lovely. 

Turban, 1820-1835, Victoria and Albert Museum

I love the combination of textures and colors in this turban!  Velvet is one of those fabrics that I generally dislike because it is almost overwhelmingly rich (like a piece of cake with too much icing), but I love seeing little hints of it paired with a nice crisp silk.  The contrast is lovely. 

Filed under history extant turban 1820s 1830s 19th century tartan plaid silk velvet green

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Revolutionary War Cocked Hat, 1776-1780. Via the New York Historical Society. “According to the accession records, this hat was worn by John Shethar of Connecticut, an ancestor of the donor. Shethar was made a lieutenant in the 2nd Continental Dragoons December 31, 1776, and promoted to captain October 11, 1777. He resigned from military service March 8, 1780.” You know, for the ubiquity of the black cocked hat in our history, there really aren’t that many that still exist today.  The gorgeous silk cockade is icing on the cake!

Revolutionary War Cocked Hat, 1776-1780. Via the New York Historical Society.

“According to the accession records, this hat was worn by John Shethar of Connecticut, an ancestor of the donor. Shethar was made a lieutenant in the 2nd Continental Dragoons December 31, 1776, and promoted to captain October 11, 1777. He resigned from military service March 8, 1780.”

You know, for the ubiquity of the black cocked hat in our history, there really aren’t that many that still exist today.  The gorgeous silk cockade is icing on the cake!

Filed under history extant 1770s 18th century revolutionary war military uniform cocked hat man military

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defunctfashion: Coral Tiara | c. 1860 - 1870 Phillips Brothers, in which the dominant partner was Robert Phillips, were the leading supplier of coral goods in London, as well as being important goldsmiths and jewellers. In 1870 the firm advertised that it had ‘the most complete collection of fine coral work in the world’. Robert Phillips received the order of the Crown of Italy for his services to the coral industry in Naples. I love this so much I posted it twice. Hello you pretty thing!

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Coral Tiara | c. 1860 - 1870

Phillips Brothers, in which the dominant partner was Robert Phillips, were the leading supplier of coral goods in London, as well as being important goldsmiths and jewellers. In 1870 the firm advertised that it had ‘the most complete collection of fine coral work in the world’. Robert Phillips received the order of the Crown of Italy for his services to the coral industry in Naples.

I love this so much I posted it twice.

Hello you pretty thing!

Filed under extant 1870 1870s 19th century victorian tiara crown coral

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Evening Hat, 1920-1928, Cotton Felt, Machine Lace, and Metallic Wire, The Mint Museum

Did y’all miss me!?  Sorry for the radio silence- I’ve been on vacation traipsing around North Carolina.  One of the stops was at the Mint Museum in Charlotte, where they are doing an exhibit on historic costume.  It was…ok.  Some of the objects were wildly mislabled and they threw all kinds of crazy modern ribbons and trim and jewelery on the mannequins and gowns, but there was still some awesome stuff.  Including this incredible hat!  And they let you take pictures, which is always fabulous.  

I’ll be posting more pictures of the costumes and accessories on my personal tumblr, thecityoftaylor.tumblr.com

(Source: hatsfromhistory)

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