CONNECTICUT, CIRCA 1872

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A CARVED POLYCHROME AND GILT DECORATED POLITICAL HAT
Connecticut, Circa 1872
top inscribed WILLIMANTIC DEC. -20TH. 1872; side inscribed Presented by the Greeley and Brown Club of Windham To their President, Whiting Hayden, Esq. as a token of esteem
16 in. high, 18 in. wide, 25 in. deep

Provenance

Descended in a Connecticut family

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Lot Essay

Whiting Hayden, Esquire (1808-1886) was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, the son of a farmer. He married Hannah Carpenter of Attleboro, Massachusetts in 1829 and the family moved to Willimantic, Connecticut in 1843, where he eventually played a prominent role in the town's industrial enterprises and its ultimate growth. He took part in local government at every level, and represented the Willimantic District in the State Senate. The Greeley and Brown Club that honored him with this hat was a local political party.

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