Child's padded hat; French, 18th century Child's padded hat of pink silk brocade lined with ecru silk twill, and trimmed with lines of silver lace. The hat has a ribbed padded brim of blue and silver brocade, which would have had the same head-protecting function (for a child learning to walk) as the similar brims on "puddings". The hat has a soft pointed crown which seems to have always been worn folded down across the head.