Collections: Decorative Arts: Uncle Sam's Hat

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    Uncle Sam's Hat

    • Medium: Glass
    • Place Manufactured: United States
    • Dates: 1880
    • Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6.4 x 8.6 x 9.5 cm)  (show scale)
    • Collections:Decorative Arts
    • Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    • Accession Number: 40.274
    • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
    • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
    • Caption: Uncle Sam's Hat, 1880. Glass, 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6.4 x 8.6 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.274. Creative Commons-BY
    • Image: overall, 40.274.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004
    • Catalogue Description: White milk glass molded into the shape of Uncle Sam's hat, with applied blue paint. Hat has tall cylindrical crown with flat top; sides taper toward brim and are molded with vertical stripes; molded hat band with stars. Brim turned up slightly on sides. Blue paint applied on brim and hat band. CONDITION: Fair; scratches and losses in blue paint, especially around hat band.
    • Record Completeness: Good (72%)
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