Hat, Fraternal
Object number2011.96.1 a,b
Date1900-1910
MediumSatin; Leather; Metal; Plastic
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRound black flat top hat with gold braiding. Two headed eagle emblem attached to the front. Black leather hat box.Dimensions3.375 x 8 x 7.875 in. (8.6 x 20.3 x 20 cm)Inscriptions(a)
On front "32" in center.
(b)
Printed in gold on top: "W.S."
Attached to base are single letters placed together to form a word: "SAXON"; covered over with clear adhesive tape.
Marks(a)
Stamp: "[image of a crown] / The C.E. WARD CO."
Sticker: "7".
Historical NotesSt. Cyprian Lodge Prince Hall Masons cap.Label TextRichard Howell Gleaves, District Deputy Grand Master west of the Allegheny Mountains, established the St. Cyprian Lodge, No. 13 of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Mason in 1847. It became the first Prince Hall Lodge founded west of the Allegheny Mountains. Martin Delany served as the first Worship Master of the Lodge. The organization had abolitionists and emigrationists among the Lodge brethren including Jonathan Green, William Trusty, Alfred H. Johns, George Vashon, and Rev. Fayette Davis. The cap is a traditional headdress worn during official gatherings.
Related person
Saint Cyprian
Related institution
St. Cyprian Lodge, No. 13 of the Prince Hall Free and Accepted Mason
(founded 1847)
Related institution
Prince Hall Freemasonry
Related person
Prince Hall
(died 1807)
On View
On view
Knox
