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hatstand
Sign in to saveAlso known as coat rack, coat stand, hat stand, peg
thumb|upright=.8|Hall tree at the Clara Barkley Dorr House, in [[Pensacola, Florida, with a marble top shelf and umbrella stands at the sides]] A hatstand (UK), hatrack (US), coat rack, coat stand, hat tree, hall tree, or portmanteau is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. A coat rack often refers to a set of hooks that are attached to a wall. Usually made of wood or metal and standing at least tall, the self-standing variant is more often referred to as a hatstand and has a single pole, a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs at the top
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thumb|upright=.8|Hall tree at the Clara Barkley Dorr House, in [[Pensacola, Florida, with a marble top shelf and umbrella stands at the sides]] A hatstand (UK), hatrack (US), coat rack, coat stand, hat tree, hall tree, or portmanteau is a device used to store hats and often coats on, and umbrellas within. A coat rack often refers to a set of hooks that are attached to a wall. Usually made of wood or metal and standing at least tall, the self-standing variant is more often referred to as a hatstand and has a single pole, a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs at the top for placement of hats. A hatrack was used to decorate Victorian front halls while providing storage.
== Description ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hatstand” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.