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Hat, Top

Object number2016.44.14 a-c

Manufacturer Adams Hats Corporation

Manufacturer Dobbs Hats

Date1937

OriginNew York, NY

MediumFabric; Beaver pelt; Leather; Satin; Paper; Ink; Felt; Leather; Brass

Credit LineGift of Susan Haas Prentiss

DescriptionTop hat with leather case.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 6.25 × 10 × 11.938 in. (15.9 × 25.4 × 30.3 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (b): 11 × 13.5 × 12.25 in. (27.9 × 34.3 × 31.1 cm)
Height x Width x Depth (c): 3.313 × 4.375 × 0.375 in. (8.4 × 11.1 × 1 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Gold initials inside crown "G P".
Marks(a)
Maker's mark inside crown in gold features crest with lions and "Dobbs" at bottom as well as text to the right "Dobbs / FIFTH / AVENUE / NEW YORK / NEW YORKS LEADING HATTERS".

Paper label inside along sweatband has black printed number "718".

(b)
Inscribed patent date at bottom center of lockplate "PAT. JULY 27 - 97".

(c)
Black plasticized band across one side with gold printed maker's mark "ADAM / AH / HATS".
Historical NotesWorn by the donor Susan Haas Prentiss' father George Purdy Haas, on his wedding day. On June 18, 1937, Elizabeth Mills Dalbey wed George Purdy Haas (donor's mother and father) at Christ Methodist Episcopal Church. The wedding reception was at Oakmont Country Club and the honeymoon was in Virginia Beach at the Cavalier Hotel. George Purdy Haas also wore this hat and suit (2016.44.13) to walk his daughter, Susan Haas Prentiss, down the aisle at her 1964 wedding. Part of a collection of clothing and accessories of the Ash/Haas family. George Haas had a wholesale optical business on Oliver Street called G.W. Optical, it folded when he passed in 1968. It was started by his father George Washington Haas. His grandfather Jesse Purdy started American Waterworks with Mellon backing, they built dams all over the world.

Previous owner George Purdy Haas

Related person Elizabeth Mills Dalbey Haas

Related person Susan Haas Prentiss

Related institution Christ Methodist Episcopal Church

Related institution Cavalier Hotel

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