Beaver Army hat
Artist/Maker Bent & Bush
Place MadeLowell, Massachusetts, United States
Title

Beaver Army hat

DateCirca 1836
Mediumfur, silk
Dimensions11 × 19 × 5 in. (27.9 × 48.3 × 12.7 cm)
Object number1937.41.2.4
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionBeaver army hat with black silk cockade on one side and featuring brass Massachusetts Militia buttons on either side of the head. Gold braid decoration on either end. Evidence of white feather indicates that it once featured a plume (hole in the crown), now missing. Lined with black silk.ProvenanceGovernor John H. Clifford, 1809-1876. Served as aide-de-camp to Governor Everett in 1836.
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