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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Top Hat Worn by Franklin Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Top Hat Worn by Franklin Roosevelt

Object numberMO 1947.84.5
Date20th century
Mediumfabric (silk), leather
Dimensionsoverall H 6 1/4 in x W 10 1/2 in x D 12 1/2 in (15.9 cm x 26.7 cm x 31.8 cm )

DescriptionA black top hat, size 7 3/8, with a black fabric hat band. The hat is covered in silk plush fabric and the interior is lined with smooth off-white silk with "Franklin Delano Roosevelt" stamped in debossed gilt letters on the interior of the flat crown. The lower section of the interior near the opening has a gray leather sweatband stitched around the circumference.
Label TextFranklin D. Roosevelt wore this top hat on formal occasions.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Eleanor Roosevelt in 1947.
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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