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Militia Officer’s Chapeau de Bras
Militia Officer’s Chapeau de Bras

Militia Officer’s Chapeau de Bras

HAT, COCKED
military headgear chapeau de bras

Fairfield Museum
circa 1840 – 1842 (Date manufactured/created)
Fur; textile
Measurement Notes: 8 1/2” overall height, 15 3/4” overall width
Militia officer’s hat called a chapeau de bras, made by Jesse Banks of Redding, Connecticut. 
Gift of Cyrus Sherwood Bradley
1978.67.0
Connecticut. Militia
Military uniforms & weaponry