Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840) Paganini's Hat, made from the fabric of his mother's wedding gownFinely constructed cap of blue silk with embroidered decoration in cotton, formerly owned and worn by the Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer, the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time and one the most colorful musical figures of the Romantic era. Italian, ca. 1820, with a descriptive card inscribed "Berretto fatto colla stofa della veste da nozze di Teresa Bocciardo Paganini, madre di Nicol" ["Cap made of the material of the