Lock & Co. Hatters English Quorn riding helmet hunt cap black velvet riding hat

Description

From a pet and smoke free home excellent condition with tag looks never used has some slight rust on side snaps see photos
Lock & Co Hatters, St James Street, London, Established 1759
Quorn riding helmet, covered in black velvet, medium brim.
I measured 22" around on the inside of the hat (I wear a 6 7/8 hat, and this hat fits me).
No longer made by lock and co. Retails for over ,000 us when they were sold
This hunt cap is adorned in the rear with Lock's famous "double bow"
Brown felt riding hat with visor, bearing the label of Lock and Company, the preeminent London hatters who had exported to America since 1781.
In the American style it is worn "tails up," meaning that the tails of the grosgrain ribbon bow do not dip below the line of the hat; in Britain they hang down.
This shape is named "Quorn" after the famous hunt in Leicestershire, England.This form was derived from the eighteenth-century jockey cap, which was matched to the racing colors of the horse's owner. Black velvet examples were recorded in 1774 as part of a Quaker hunt uniform adopted by Philadelphia's Gloucester hunt.
The shape evolved into its present "hard hat" to protect against head injuries.