Cockade (rosette) on the double-cornered hat of a naval officer or civil official

The original side cockade is in excellent condition. It is on sale separately for the first time, it is an extremely rare element of a Russian headdress. Guarantee of authenticity.

Triangular hats as a headdress of naval officers originated in the XVIII century . At the end of the 1800s, a round cockade in the form of a cloth rosette was placed on one field of the hat, secured with a buttonhole made of a braid of the color of a metal device imitating a gold navy shoulder strap with a black clearance, fastened with a uniform button. Finally, the appearance and design of hats were formed by the 1820s. Silver brushes were attached to the corners of the hat. A leather collar and a white silk lining were sewn inside the hat. By the beginning of the 1850s, the triangular hats of all categories of officers of the navy and coastal services were replaced by shakos, however, with the general reform of naval uniforms in 1855, they were restored to admirals, and from 1857 to officers. Hats of the time of Alexander II formally had the same elements as in the reign of Nicholas I (crown with brim, cockade, buttonhole, button, collar, lining, brushes), but differed from their predecessors by a much smaller height and specific shape of the brim. Formally , the hat pattern did not change until 1917 . In fact, the hats of the 1850s - 1880s differed from the later ones with a lower height and straight brim at the top, while the hats of the late XIX – early XX centuries. the upper part of the brim was almost a regular semicircle.