Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he would stand out even today, and he certainly towered over the men and women of his era. The top hat he habitually wore in public...

At six feet four inches tall, Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand out even more by wearing high top hats. He acquired this hat from J. Y. Davis, a Washington hat maker. Lincoln had the black silk mourning band added in remembrance of his son Willie. No one knows when he obtained the hat, or how often he wore it.

Feb 13, 2024 · President Abraham Lincoln’s top hat; Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Transfer from the War Department with permission from Mary Lincoln, 1867. At 6’4” tall, President Abraham Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand out even more by wearing high top hats.

At six feet four inches tall, Lincoln towered over most of his contemporaries. He chose to stand out even more by wearing high top hats. He acquired this hat from J. Y. Davis, a Washington hat maker.

Jul 5, 2021 · Even on the night of his assassination at the Ford Theatre in 1865, Lincoln wore a top hat that he acquired from hatmaker J.Y. Davis. A black silk band was on the base of the hat to symbolize his mourning for his son Willie, who had died in 1862.

Mar 30, 2022 · Lincoln's signature hat is often referred to as a top hat. And while that is technically correct, it is perhaps more accurate to say that Lincoln most commonly wore a stovepipe hat. A stovepipe is technically a variation of a top hat, with both being tall, dark, flat-crowned hats.

Feb 4, 2020 · The Top Hat, worn by President Abraham Lincoln the night he was assasinated at Ford’s Theatre, April 1865. From the Smithsonian exhibit, “The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden.” Credit: Richard Strauss (Smithsonian Institution)

One of the Smithsonian’s most treasured icons is this top hat, worn by Abraham Lincoln to Ford’s Theatre on the night of his assassination.