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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin
Top Hat
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA, photography credit Joel Benjamin

Top Hat

Artifact IDMO 2009.3.175
Object Type Hat
Date 1955-1960
Maker (Founded 1928)
Medium Beaver fur
Dimensionssize 7 1/2
Physical DescriptionBlack beaver fur top hat with a two inch wide brim and a 5 1/2 inch high crown. A two inch wide glack grosgrain ribbon with a bow knot protector decorates the crown above the brim.
Historical NoteThis top hat belonged to President John F. Kennedy
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation Inc. The Foundation recieved the item as a donation from the Estate of Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis. The hat previously belonged to John F. Kennedy.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Personal Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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