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Bowler Hat
Unknownca. 1900
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
This bowler hat, or bowler, was introduced in 1850 by Englishman Thomas William Bowler. The rounded head rendered it as a compromise between the now conservative top hat and the casual floppy Calabrian hat popular among artists. The bowler hat was worn to semi-official occasions and still belongs in among the wardrobe of an elegant English man.
Details
- Title: Bowler Hat
- Creator: Unknown
- Date: ca. 1900
- Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
- Provenance: Early museum accession, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Proof of manufacture: Black print on white inner lining: Pillipp Neubauer Berlin, Königsstr. 37; Unter den Linden 24; Mauerstr. 68; gold print on sweatband: initials H.E. and Made in England
- Place of origin: England
- Physical Dimensions: h14 cm
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
- Diameter: 17 and 21 cm
- Type: Hat
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
- Medium: Woollen felt, rayon, leather
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