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Clothing Accessories
Clothing and Accessories
Men's Clothing
Headwear ➔ Hat
Identifier:
117280Description:
This top hat, often called a Gibus or opera hat, is made of black silk grosgrain and has a black grosgrain ribbon around the base of the crown. It is roughly 14.5 centimeters tall and was made by Dunlap & Company. It has a spring-loaded collapsible frame that allowed the hat to flatten. This was designed for men to conveniently carry them tucked under their arm and also to store them under their seat at the opera house. This style of hat is named after Antoine Gibus who designed the collapsible frame around 1840.Date:
circa 1905Materials:
Silk GrosgrainDimensions:
6"" h 10"" w 11.5"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Mrs. Ganson TaggartRelated Entities:
Mrs. Ganson Taggart (donor) Dunlap and Company (creator)Alternate names: Dunlap, Dunlap & Company
Dunlap & Company was a hat company located in New York City. It was opened by Robert Dunlap in 1857. Robert Dunlap was a previous employee of Knox Hats in New York but when he was refused for a raise, he left to open his own store. The two stores became rivals, with Dunlap & Co. becoming the popular choice, especially for derby hats. In the 1910s, however, both Knox and Dunlap businesses began to decline. In 1918 the two companies merged. Eventually, they were bought out by Byer-Rolnick which was then bought by The Hat Corporation of America. This company became D.J. Caps and was then bought out by Hat Brands, Inc., also known as HATCO.
