Hat
c. 1750
10 1/2 in. x 19 in. x 19 in.
Unidentified,
Object Type:
Clothing and Accessories
Medium and Support:
fur
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of Miss Ellen Ely
Accession Number:
1972.1.15
A two-cornered hat made of beaver fur with a gold braid decorating the corners and side. The decoration is a shield with an eagle clutching arrows and an olive branch. It is probably a militia hat. It is marked, "Ira Tort No 494 Broadway New York."