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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 1970.144
Name Hat, Top
Retailer (American men's clothier, founded 1902)
Date20th century
Mediumfabric (silk), leather
Dimensionsoverall H 6 in x W 12 3/8 in x D 10 3/8 in (15.2 cm x 31.4 cm x 26.4 cm )
DescriptionA black top hat with a black felt hat band. The hat is covered in silk plush fabric edged with black grosgrain trim. The interior of the hat is lined with smooth white silk. The lower section of the interior near the opening has a brown leather sweatband stitched around the circumference. The retailer’s information is printed in black on the interior of the flat crown: J.PRESS / NEW HAVEN-CAMBRIDGE / PRINCETON-NEW YORK.
Label TextEleanor Roosevelt gave this hat to her friend, donor Joseph P. Lash, with the information that it had been worn by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Joseph P. Lash in 1970.
Credit LineGift of Joseph P. Lash
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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