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AN EARLY NAVAL BICORNE
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AN EARLY NAVAL BICORNE

C. 1800

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AN EARLY NAVAL BICORNE
C. 1800
silk plush and flat-folding, with silver metal tassels to either end
21in. (53.3cm.) when flat
Paper label: 'Ovey, Patentee, 41 Fleet Street, London'
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Lot Essay

Thomas Ovey was established as a hatter in Fleet Street in 1794, when he was listed in Kent's Directory, as well as in 1796, when he was called for jury service in a treason case. He received a patent for a new method of hat production in 1799. This hat appears to date between 1799 and 1813, by when Abraham Dee had taken over Ovey's business.

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