The Hat of Nana Sahib captured at Cawnpore in 1857, India, 19th century

of square section, rounded at the top, made of silk covered in green velvet and embroidered with gold thread and sequins, the base with a band of interlacing silver-gilt wire, with an inscribed collects ion label 

In very good overall condition, small tear to the interior lining, very minor fraying to the braiding, clean and bright, as viewed.
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inscriptions
On the collects ion label:
'The Nana Sahib's Cap. Found in his Palace at  Bithoor near Cawnpoor.'
On the reverse:
'Captain Lukis. Guernsey''

Nana Sahib was adopted in 1827 by the Maratha Peshwe Baji Rao II who was exiled to Bithoor near Cawnpore by the East India Company, where Nana Sahib was raised. Before the start of the Indian rebellion in 1857, Nana Sahib initially declared his allegiance to the British and gained the trust of various principal individuals. Ultimately, however, he brought together a large army of rebels and organised a stronghold against the British, commencing at Cawnpore. During the rebellion, many areas saw horrific loss of life, specifically the Bibighar massacre in which around 120 British women and children were confined to a house and used as bargaining tools with the East India Company. In the end, however, all of the captives were murdered and allegedly Captain Lukis was the first to witness the result of this tragedy.

Nana Sahib's palace at Bithoor, where the hat was found, was occupied without resistance in the aftermath of the rebellion. The British, after seizing livestock and arms, set the palace on fire.