Hat Whimsey

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Object Name: 
Hat Whimsey
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States
Accession Number: 
2009.4.149
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.9 cm, W: 8.5 cm, D: 7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Credit Line: 
Gift of Anna and Karl Koepke
Primary Description: 
Harrison 1892 Campaign Hat. Colorless glass; pressed. Hat sits on it’s top with decorated with a striped band near brim text on one side “HE’S ALL RIGHT” other side “THE SAME OLD HAT” (pressed text).

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Koepke, Karl H. (d. 2009), Source
2009-05-26
Koepke, Ann, Source
2009-05-26
Inscription: 
THE SAME OLD HAT
inscription
: 
Pressed near brim
HE’S ALL RIGHT
inscription
: 
Pressed near brim

Publications (1)

Victorian Glass Novelties (2002) p. 154; BIB# 73807