Straw hat
| Other author | Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) digitiser. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2022. |
| Description | 1 online resource. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://www.lifeatsea.amdigital.co.uk/documents/detail/straw-hat/22165421 |
| Series | Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-3305 |
| Summary | Straw hat with flat, 2 1/8" wide brim and 4" high crown.Exposed surfaces of hat are waterproofed with a closely fitted, hand sewn, medium weight cotton covering, which has been coated with black tar, pitch or paint (undetermined). Two thin pieces of wood, held by hand stitching against the top, inside of the crown serve as stiffeners. Narrow ribbon band around crown with bow in the back. Belonged to Richard Henry Dana (1815-1882), author of "Two Years Before the Mast". According to the Dana family, hat was worn by Dana while on brig PILGRIM from Boston to California, 1834-1836. |
| General note | AMDigital Reference:1954_553. |
| Original version | Reproduction of: Straw hat, 1834-1836. |
| Location of original | Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Copyright note | Material sourced from the Mystic Seaport Museum |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |