Object Details
user; actor
Hagman, Larry
maker
Resistol
Description
Hat worn by Larry Hagman in the role of J.R. Ewing on the television series Dallas, which aired on CBS from 1978-1991. The light brown felt cowboy hat has a feather hatband and leather band inside.
One of the longest running hour-long television dramas in American history, Dallas revolved around the lives of the often feuding Ewing family and their oil company in Texas. The show originally focused on the wedding of Bobby Ewing and Pamela Barnes, but later centered on the greedy and corrupt oil tycoon, J.R. Ewing. The third season's cliffhanger finale left the entire nation wondering who shot J.R., and when the fourth season premiered, it became one of the highest viewed television episodes in history thanks to the millions of people who tuned in to find out the answer to that question.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Lorimar
Date made
1973 - 1983
ID Number
1984.0193.01
accession number
1984.0193
catalog number
1984.0193.01
Object Name
Hat
Physical Description
felt (overall material)
leather (overall material)
feathers (overall material)
stone (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
synthetic fibers (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 3/4 in x 12 1/2 in x 15 3/4 in; 19.685 cm x 31.75 cm x 40.005 cm
place made
United States: Texas, Garland
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Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Popular Entertainment
Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Television
Dallas {Television Program}
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_680675