Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Chapeau bras
Object Number:
X.194a
Date:
1829-1837
Medium:
Beaver skin, silk, leather
Dimensions:
folded: 12 x 18 x 3 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 45.7 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
maker's label: on lining: "BLOOMER'S / BEST / Broad [16]0 Way / NEW-YORK"
Description:
Flat-folding black beaver chapeau with black patterned binding on edges of cock and fan; embroidered black silk cockade; wide leather sweatband with drawstring and white silk lining.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
