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Collections

Smith and Company
Man's Top Hat1840-1860

Not on view
Museum mannequin displaying a men's cream-colored ensemble with a diamond-patterned coat, striped trousers, multicolored cravat, and caramel top hat
Historical boy's jacket displayed on a white mannequin, rear three-quarter view; cream woven fabric with small geometric repeat pattern, fitted waist with pleated skirt, paired with a tan beaver top hat.
Maker
Smith and Company
United States, New York, New York City, active mid-19th century
Title
Man's Top Hat
Place Made
United States, New York, New York
Date Made
1840-1860
Medium
Beaver fur
Dimensions
Overall: 6 13/16 x 10 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (17.30375 x 26.035 x 30.7975 cm)
Credit Line
Costume Council Fund
Accession Number
AC1992.7.1
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.