Unidentified hat. Victorian??

[Garth Thompson]

Guys,
Here is an odd pillbox type hat. Looks to be a victorian era piece. Green wool with gold bullion embroidery, badge and tape. I don't have a clue . Anyone with any ideas?

Garth

[Garth Thompson]

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[Garth Thompson]

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[lnijherald]

Hi Garth,

It shows a tiara and crossed keys, the symbols of the Vatican. I've briefly browsed their site (www.vatican.va) to see if your hat was part of the uniform of the Swiss guards, but no result.
Great item by the way!
Cheers, Luc

[leigh kitchen]

Looks Brit, I'm thinking non military or at least non regular military.

[Tony Farrell]

I think it's an undress cap for one of the Vatican Papal Orders - which one I don't know. Like British orders, there's a uniform that goes with them, mantle, cocked hat etc. The Vatican uniforms are very militaristic in nature. There's one in the Manchester United Museum at Old Trafford (of all places), which belonged to Matt Busby. That too has green trim & facings, so I think that this cap is something to do with one of the Orders. Quite a rarity I'd say.

[lnijherald]

It could be the cocked hat influenced by the French revolution as described on http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/sw.../divisa_en.htmLuc