Product Description
On any given day in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area, you'll see three-cornered cocked hats, or "tricorn" hats, on visitors as well as interpreters. This tricorn hat is made from 100% black wool felt and is trimmed with a black rayon petersham ribbon. The hat features a comfort 1"elastic band on the inside for a secure fit. One size fits most adult heads with a circumference of 21"-23" inches.
This hat is of a higher quality than our costume-quality hats. The hat comes tacked into a tricorn shape using black threads that can be released, allowing the wearer to create other shapes, such as a bicorn.
Features
- Made of 100% black wool felt
- Trimmed with black rayon petersham trim
- Comfortable black elastic headband inside for a secure fit
- One size fits most adults with a 21-23 inch head circumference (tip: measure around the head at the brow and just above the ears)
- A Colonial Williamsburg retail shops exclusive!
- Made in China
Inspiration
In the 18th-century, the hats were often "cocked" so a gentleman could show his wig. Some accounts note that the sides became cocked when military men held their hats under their arms, thereby folding the sides up. Eventually, gentlemen started folding the sides up on purpose. Although the modern term for this style is "tricorn hat," the eighteenth-century name was a cocked hat.
