concept
Phrygian cap
also: фригийская шапка
Soft conical cap that became a symbol of liberty after the Jacobins adopted it during the French Revolution; in "The Hat Season" it is invoked mockingly to accuse a mere fashion choice of dangerous radical sympathy.
Reading notes
- Captions for Drawings §348 Phrygian cap
The soft conical cap associated with liberty and revolution since it was worn by the Jacobins during the French Revolution; here invoked mockingly to accuse a hat-wearer of dangerous radical sympathies.