Men's opera hat; cylindrical beaver fur body with flat circular brim; patterned grosgrain ribbon band.
hats
headgear
silk (textile)
beavers (top hats)
Hat
Hat, Top
Hat, Top
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
1977.716.1
Unknown
Paris, France
8 1/8 x 12 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.716.2
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