tricornes
Three-cornered hats
Tricornes are three-cornered hats, the signature headwear of 18th-century Europe and colonial America.
The wide brim is folded up on three sides to create a triangular shape.
Revolutionary War soldiers, pirates, and aristocrats all wore them: The reenactors donned tricornes and powdered wigs.
Also spelled tricorns.
Tilted or primed
- hatGarment for the head
- brimProjecting edge or lip
- colonialOf occupied territories
- feltCompressed fiber textile
feathered · naval · military · officer · gentleman · pirate · eighteenth-century · three-cornered
British North Atlantic settlements, pre-1776
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Georgian eraBritish 1714-1837 epoch
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
aristocracy · Continental Army · redcoats · musket · founding fathers · Versailles · Louis XIV · courtier
Staged reproduction of events
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- theaterVenue for live drama
- period dramaStory set in past
- propSupport or stage item
replica · accessory · masquerade · fancy dress · cosplay · stage · production · Pirates of the Caribbean
cocked
Tilted or primed
felt · feathered · naval · military · officer · gentleman · pirate · eighteenth-century · three-cornered · cockade
colonial America
British North Atlantic settlements, pre-1776
- Revolutionary WarColonial uprising against Britain
- Georgian eraBritish 1714-1837 epoch
- EnlightenmentEra prioritizing reason over dogma
monarchy · aristocracy · Continental Army · redcoats · musket · founding fathers · Versailles · Louis XIV · courtier · regiment
reenactment
Staged reproduction of events
- HalloweenOctober 31st festival
- theaterVenue for live drama
- period dramaStory set in past
prop · replica · accessory · masquerade · fancy dress · cosplay · stage · production · Pirates of the Caribbean · historical society
tricornessombreros
Wide Mexican hats
bowler hats · top hats · berets · skullcaps · sun hats
tricornesbaseball caps
Visored casual headwear
snapbacks · beanies · trucker hats · bucket hats · visors
- tricorn hatsThree-pointed period headwear