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Description
Made by D.W. Schwarz in Portland, this hat belonged to Samuel D. Plummer, also of Portland.
Top hats are often associated with beaver fur, but this one, made long after the beaver fur trade had crashed, was created from silk.
About This Item
- Title: Top hat, Portland, ca. 1870
- Creator: D W Schwarz
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Silk, leather
- Local Code: 1994.42.1.2a
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
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