Cabasset late 16th c.
Tall, elegant one piece bowl rising to a small stalk. Central crease. Narrow brim extending to a point front and back. Brim with inward turned roped roll at the edge. Rough from the hammer surface with old black finish. The hammer work is rougher on this piece than is typical, but I have seen similarly rough work on some of the rough Fenton cabassets. Retains all lining rivets and rosettes which still secure a cloth lining band. Single small dent in the front of the central crease. The brim includes an old patch on the inside that appears to be original - part of the construction process. It patches a crack in the roll in the brim and it is rolled into the roll, so it was almost certainly a patch that was made before the roll was formed. This appears to be in nearly original condition. Many of these are described as having come through Fenton and Sons, but there is no provenance on this piece. The form of the bowl, stalk and brim appear to be somewhat in between the typical form illustrated by item number A-351 and the morion-cabasset form illustrated by item number A-323.
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