Boy's Hat
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Che Chiang Liang
(Chinese)
Clothing MakerMade by
Unknown
Dateabout 1908
MediumSilk, cotton
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Francis D. Ellis
DescriptionBlack Chinese skull cap, lined with red cotton, and containing a red braided "knot" at the very top, denoting the class, or clan of Chinese wearing the same.
Object number1973.40.2
NotesHistorical Note: This hat belonged to Che Chiang Liang, a Chinese student who came to study in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1908 or 1909. Che Chiang's father, Tun Yen Liang, had studied in Connecticut as part of the Chinese Educational Mission years before; Tun Yen had been in school with Martin Welles, both in Hartford High School and at Yale University. When Che Chiang Liang came to Hartford in the early 1900s, he lived with the Welles family in Hartford. Che Chiang eventually returned to China. The Welles family never heard from him or his family again after the Japanese invaded China before World War II.On View
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