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Uncle Sam's Hat

Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: 1880
Dimensions: 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (6.4 x 8.6 x 9.5 cm)
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
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.

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