They certainly were worn in the late 18th century. I am not certain that it was ever true that they were only carried, but if it is it had to have been earlier. Usually that story goes along with the huge tall hats of the early period. Wigs decline in favour through the period
"I'm your huckleberry" Ron Carnegie r.carne...@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Melody Watts Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 9:14 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats ....round heads ...not! ..maybe... Weren't the majority of the hats for the era, merely carried under the arm or in the hand,as a sort of "fashion accessory"? So if not actually worn,it wouldn't matter on the shape of the headpiece. Perhaps they had "Dress"hats,with the rounded crown and "everyday/working mans" hats,shaped for a head, that were worn, the Accessory hats,not actually being worn and subject to sweat,weather and wear and tear will have survived.The actual everyday worn on your head hat will have worn out and been discarded eventually. just a muse..... melody --- On Tue, 4/7/09, Ron Carnegie <r.carne...@verizon.net> wrote: From: Ron Carnegie <r.carne...@verizon.net> Subject: Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats ....round heads ...not! To: "'Historical Costume'" <h-cost...@indra.com> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 5:32 AM Of course the originals have seen are round and not oval. The leaves (flaps) are held up in period by a stitched tacks, hook and eyes, or tapes, usually two for each leave. The arrangement of the leaves depends upon style. They are properly referred to as cocked hats, tricorn being a modern term for them. "I'm your huckleberry" Ron Carnegie r.carne...@verizon.net -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Melody Watts Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 10:53 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats ....round heads ...not! You know what the worse part of using a ball or bowl,is the shap is indeed round. Most peoples heads are actually oval, so if you set it to dry on a ball the fit is off and really hard to keep on your head. I had this happen with a very nice 1900 era straw boater, I set it to dry on a gallon paint can and when it was dry it looked like a cheap party hat,a round hat trying to sit on my oval head. If I had to do it over again, I would don a plastic shower cap and wear the darn hat til it dried.Those wig head stands usually have a very small circumference,too melody --- On Mon, 4/6/09, stils...@netspace.net.au <stils...@netspace.net.au> wrote: From: stils...@netspace.net.au <stils...@netspace.net.au> Subject: Re: [h-cost] 18th century Tricorn hats To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> Date: Monday, April 6, 2009, 5:38 PM The tricorn origin was just pinning up wide-brim hats until the floppy bits were out of the way. The most common of what we call a tricorn had a dome crown (cylindrical is not unheard of but the dome is the most common). So: Grab a hat that matches your size requirements. If you have a larger one, pin it up and cut the brim; Wet the thing with felt stiffener (there are several brands, all stink to high heaven so do it outdoors or in a ventilated area), set the shape that you want and leave it to dry; As a tip, if you do not have a reliably heavy hatblock or mannequin head to leave it dry upon, use a ball of the right size; Add decoration and edging when dry, -C. ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
