Pope Pius XII - a large, red Cardinal s hat., Flat hat with a broad brim and small crown, covered with red felt. The knots of the tasseled silk cord are on the top, with the original 15 tassels (fiochi) for each knot missing. The interior is lined with red silk, and the maker s label of Tanfani & Bertarelli in Rome is stamped in gold in the molded crown. In the original hat box with the maker s label and name tag, "Monsigneur E. Pacelli - Archevêque de Sardes - Nonce Apostolique" (Monsignor E. Pacelli - Archbishop of Sardes - Papal Nuncio). Diameter 59 cm. hist,

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License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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