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Tophat Collection

Step into a world of elegance and charm with the timeless accessory - the tophat

Background imageTophat Collection: Men in evening wear from the 1920s

Men in evening wear from the 1920s.. Men in evening wear from the 1920s, in tuxedo, spats, bow-tie, top hat and canes. Chromolithograph from a catalog of male winter fashions from Bruner Woolens, 1920

Background imageTophat Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern

Isambard Kingdom Brunel Standing Before the Launching Chains of the Great Eastern, 1857, printed 1863-64

Background imageTophat Collection: The Mad Hatter, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel

The Mad Hatter, 1889. Artist: John Tenniel
The Mad Hatter, 1889. Lewis Carrolls (1832-1898) Alice in Wonderland as illustrated by John Tenniel (1820-1914). From Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. [Macmillan & Co

Background imageTophat Collection: His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet. Creator: Victor Venner

His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet. Creator: Victor Venner
His Girl, The Huntsmans Meet

Background imageTophat Collection: Thistle flower fairy, Carduus nutans

Thistle flower fairy, Carduus nutans.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies, Paris

Background imageTophat Collection: Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill, 23 February 1940, (1945). Creator: Unknown

Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill, 23 February 1940, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Mr. Chamberlain and Mr. Churchill, 23 February 1940, (1945). Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain (1869-1940)

Background imageTophat Collection: The Earl of Zetland, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son

The Earl of Zetland, 1879. Creator: Vincent Brooks Day & Son
The Earl of Zetland, 1879. Lawrence Dundas, 1st Marquess of Zetland (1844-1929), politician and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. From The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal, 19th April 1879

Background imageTophat Collection: Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven, 1843 / 47, printed c. 1916

Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven, 1843 / 47, printed c. 1916
Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston, Newhaven, 1843/47, printed c. 1916. [Scottish fishermen]. Carbon print

Background imageTophat Collection: Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown

Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Creator: Unknown
Trial Trip on the Underground Railway, 1863, (c1876). Work on the worlds first underground railway started in 1860, by the Metropolitan Railway under chief engineer John Fowler

Background imageTophat Collection: James Cobbett, c1830s. Creator: Unknown

James Cobbett, c1830s. Creator: Unknown
James Cobbett, c1830s. Portrait of English cricketer James Cobbett, (1804-1842), one of the best all round players of his time

Background imageTophat Collection: Deficiency. - Surplus. 1836. Creator: John Doyle

Deficiency. - Surplus. 1836. Creator: John Doyle
Deficiency. - Surplus. 1836. Satirical caricature of British politicians Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866), Chancellor of the Exchequer, and James Pattison (1786-1849)

Background imageTophat Collection: Gen. Virbeck [i.e. Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; [and] Gen. Grant, 1911

Gen. Virbeck [i.e. Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; [and] Gen. Grant, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Gen. Virbeck [i.e. Verbeck; Chandler Hale; Adm. Togo; [and] Gen. Grant, 1911. Shows men on the Lusitania welcoming Japanese admiral Togo Heihachiro to New York City

Background imageTophat Collection: Farley [and] O'Connell, [1911?]. Creator: Bain News Service

Farley [and] O'Connell, [1911?]. Creator: Bain News Service
Farley [and] O'Connell, [1911?]. Shows John Cardinal Murphy Farley (1842-1918), Archbishop of New York, and William Henry Cardinal O'Connell (1859-1944), Archbishop of Boston

Background imageTophat Collection: Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between c1910 and c1915. Shows John Alden Dix, Governor of New York; New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor, Police Commissioner James A

Background imageTophat Collection: Dougherty, Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between 1910 and 1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Dougherty, Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between 1910 and 1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Dougherty, Dix, Gaynor, Cropsey, Gen. Grant, between 1910 and 1915. Shows George Samuel Daugherty, John Alden Dix, Governor of New York; New York Mayor William Jay Gaynor

Background imageTophat Collection: C.V. Collins, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

C.V. Collins, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
C.V. Collins, 1910

Background imageTophat Collection: 5th Ave. - Easter 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave. - Easter 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave. - Easter 1911. The 5th Avenue Easter Parade - the Sunday morning Fifth Avenue Easter bonnet stroll

Background imageTophat Collection: Midgets May Party - Central Park. Group seated on grass, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Midgets May Party - Central Park. Group seated on grass, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Midgets May Party - Central Park. Group seated on grass, 1910

Background imageTophat Collection: Caruso, Easter Parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Caruso, Easter Parade, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Caruso, Easter Parade, 1913. Shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) on Easter day, March 23, 1913, New York City

Background imageTophat Collection: Adm. Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Adm. Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Adm. Osterhaus at City Hall, 1912

Background imageTophat Collection: Caruso, Easter, 13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Caruso, Easter, 13, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Caruso, Easter, 13, 1913. Shows opera singer Enrico Caruso (1873-1921) on Easter day, March 23, 1913, New York City

Background imageTophat Collection: King Geo. Queen Mary, Earl Plymouth, Prince of Wales at opening 'Festival of Empire', 1912

King Geo. Queen Mary, Earl Plymouth, Prince of Wales at opening "Festival of Empire", 1912. Shows King George V of the United Kingdom

Background imageTophat Collection: Sec'y Stimson, Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Sec'y Stimson, Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Sec'y Stimson, Gen. F.D. Grant, 1911. Shows General Frederick Dent Grant, commanding officer on Governors Island, with Secretary of War Henry I

Background imageTophat Collection: Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight, 1911. Shows Governor of Wyoming Joseph Maull Carey (1845-1924), with his wife and Dorothy Eunice Knight

Background imageTophat Collection: Sec'y Stimson & Gen. Grant, Lawn Party, Gov's Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Sec'y Stimson & Gen. Grant, Lawn Party, Gov's Island, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Sec'y Stimson & Gen. Grant, Lawn Party, Gov's Island, 1911. Shows General Frederick Dent Grant, commanding officer on Governors Island with Secretary of War Henry I

Background imageTophat Collection: 5th Ave. - Easter 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave. - Easter 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave. - Easter 1911. The 5th Avenue Easter Parade - the Sunday morning Fifth Avenue Easter bonnet stroll

Background imageTophat Collection: 5th Ave. - Easter 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

5th Ave. - Easter 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
5th Ave. - Easter 1911. The 5th Avenue Easter Parade - the Sunday morning Fifth Avenue Easter bonnet stroll

Background imageTophat Collection: Geo. Clemenceau, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Geo. Clemenceau, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Geo. Clemenceau, 1917

Background imageTophat Collection: Japan - C.B. Bryan arrives in Yokohama, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Japan - C.B. Bryan arrives in Yokohama, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Japan - C.B. Bryan arrives in Yokohama, 1911

Background imageTophat Collection: Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie on street, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie on street, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie on street, 1910

Background imageTophat Collection: Count & Countess Lonyay, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Count & Countess Lonyay, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Count & Countess Lonyay, 1913. Princess Stephanie of Belgium (1864-1945), with her husband, Count Elemer Lonyay, who she married in 1900

Background imageTophat Collection: Judge Victor Dowling and J.B. Hasslacher, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Judge Victor Dowling and J.B. Hasslacher, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Judge Victor Dowling and J.B. Hasslacher, 1912

Background imageTophat Collection: Horsewoman, Full-Face (L'Amazone), 1882. Creator: Edouard Manet

Horsewoman, Full-Face (L'Amazone), 1882. Creator: Edouard Manet
Horsewoman, Full-Face (L'Amazone), 1882

Background imageTophat Collection: Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney

Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847. Creator: James Goodwyn Clonney
Fishing Party on Long Island Sound Off New Rochelle, 1847

Background imageTophat Collection: Senator Hollis, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Senator Hollis, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Senator Hollis, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTophat Collection: Senator A. O. Bacon, Ga. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Senator A. O. Bacon, Ga. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Senator A. O. Bacon, Ga. between c1910 and c1915. Shows Senator Augustus Octavius Bacon (1839-1914) of Georgia who served from 1895 to 1914

Background imageTophat Collection: Sir George & Lady Reid, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Sir George & Lady Reid, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Sir George & Lady Reid, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Australian politician Sir George Houstoun Reid (1845-1918) and Lady Reid

Background imageTophat Collection: Bishop William Lawrence, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Bishop William Lawrence, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Bishop William Lawrence, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTophat Collection: Wilson and Taft at Inauguration, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

Wilson and Taft at Inauguration, 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Wilson and Taft at Inauguration, 1913. Shows incoming president Woodrow Wilson (center) and outgoing president William Howard Taft on the steps of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C

Background imageTophat Collection: Taft, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft, 1912. Shows President William H. Taft and City College president Dr. John H. Finley outside City College, New York City, where a reception was held to honor Dr

Background imageTophat Collection: Easter - entering St. Thomas's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Easter - entering St. Thomas's, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Easter - entering St. Thomas's, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTophat Collection: J.D. Remmonds & wife, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

J.D. Remmonds & wife, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
J.D. Remmonds & wife, between c1910 and c1915. Reception for New York Bull Moose gubernatorial candidate Oscar Straus, held at the Port Washington, Long Island

Background imageTophat Collection: Senator O'Gorman, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Senator O'Gorman, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Senator O'Gorman, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTophat Collection: E. Fownes & P. Sorg, between 1910 and 1913. Creator: Bain News Service

E. Fownes & P. Sorg, between 1910 and 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
E. Fownes & P. Sorg, between 1910 and 1913. Shows the London whip Ernest Fownes (driving) and Paul A. Sorg (died 1913) at start of a coaching race

Background imageTophat Collection: Taft and Dr. Finley, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft and Dr. Finley, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft and Dr. Finley, 1912. Shows President William H. Taft and City College president Dr. John H. Finley outside City College, New York City, where a reception was held to honor Dr

Background imageTophat Collection: Taft at City College - Prof. Schuyler, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft at City College - Prof. Schuyler, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft at City College - Prof. Schuyler, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft

Background imageTophat Collection: German officers in N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

German officers in N.Y. between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German officers in N.Y. between c1910 and c1915



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Step into a world of elegance and charm with the timeless accessory - the tophat. From Isambard Kingdom Brunel's iconic pose before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, to men in dapper evening wear from the 1920s, this headpiece has stood as a symbol of sophistication throughout history. Alexander Rutherford, William Ramsay, and John Liston donned their tophats in Newhaven during 1843-47, captured beautifully by an artist in 1916. La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge exuded allure in her feathered hat designed by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec back in 1892 but recreated in 1952. In 'His Girl, ' The Huntsmans Meet depicted a romantic encounter where love blossomed under stylish brims crafted by Victor Venner. Even fairies embraced this fashion trend as seen with Thistle flower fairy Carduus nutans adding enchantment to gardens. The Earl of Zetland radiated nobility wearing his distinguished tophat immortalized by Vincent Brooks Day & Son in 1879. Witnessing history unfold, we find ourselves on a trial trip aboard the Underground Railway captured around 1863 but printed later for all to admire its vintage charm. James Cobbett's portrait from the c1830s showcases how even political figures embraced this fashionable headgear that transcended social boundaries. With satirical humor, John Doyle's artwork titled 'Deficiency - Surplus' highlights societal contrasts through contrasting hats. Transporting us further back into time is Buchanan Street portrayed through oil on board painting from 1910 where gentlemen strolled proudly adorned with their beloved top hats amidst bustling city life. From Guns and Roses concerts to historical moments frozen forever within art pieces or photographs, one thing remains constant -the undeniable allure and class embodied by those who choose to don this iconic accessory: The Top Hat.