№.85 Cap-vender’s Shop, Canton 廣州帽店

A commoner’s hat shop.

The hat culture of the Qing Dynasty was very diverse, with many different hats representing various social statuses and classes. For example, officials wore round-top hats, civil officials wore long blue hats, and military officials wore short blue hats. These hats had many different variations, such as the gold-trimmed hat and the red-topped hat worn by military officials, etc.