The Hatter as depicted by Tenniel

The Hatter, popularly known as The Mad Hatter (though he is never actually given that name in the book) is a fictional character encountered at a tea party and later as a witness at a trial in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He makes a cameo appearance in the sequel Through the Looking Glass as "Hatta", the imprisoned royal messenger. He has been portrayed on film by Edward Everett Horton, Martin Short, Ed Wynn and in a music video by Tom Petty. The chapter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland called "The Mad Tea Party" is often erroneously called "The Mad Hatter's Tea Party", though in fact it takes place in the garden of the March Hare. The Hatter, illustration by John Tenniel (1865) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... The Hatter, illustration by John Tenniel (1865) The two-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Photograph of Lewis Carroll taken by himself, with assistance Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was a British author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ... John Tenniels illustration for A Mad Tea-Party, 1865 Alices Adventures in Wonderland is a work of childrens literature by the British mathematician and author Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. ... Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of childrens literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), and is the sequel to Alices Adventures in Wonderland. ... Edward Everett Horton (March 18, 1886 - September 29, 1970) was an American actor with a long career including motion pictures, theater, radio, television and voice work for animated cartoons. ... Martin Hayter Short CM (born March 26, 1950) is an actor, writer, and producer best known for his comedy work. ... Ed Wynn (November 9, 1886 - June 19, 1966) was a popular United States entertainer, born Isaiah Edward Leopold in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (born October 20, 1950 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician. ... The March Hare, often called the Mad March Hare, is a character from the tea party scene in Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland. ...

The phrase "Mad as a Hatter" existed long before the character, and may derive from the harmful effects of chemicals, such as Mercury, formerly used in hat-making. General Name, Symbol, Number Mercury, Hg, 80 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12 (IIB), 6, d Density, Hardness liquid 13,579 kg/m3 solid @ −39 °C 15,600 kg/m3 1. ...

The "10/6" on the Hatter's hat is commonly believed to be the price of the hat, meaning ten Shillings and Sixpence. The shilling (or informally: bob) was a British coin first issued in 1548 for Henry VIII, although arguably the testoon issued about 1487 for Henry VII was the first shilling. ... Above: A variety of coins considered to be lower-value, including an Irish 2p piece and many US pennies. ...

The Real Hatter

The Hatter is generally believed to be based on Theophilus Carter, at one time a servitor at Christ Church. He invented an alarm clock bed, exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, that tipped out the sleeper at waking up time. He later owned a furniture shop, and became known as the Mad Hatter from his habit of standing in the door of his shop wearing a top hat. Sir John Tenniel is reported to have come to Oxford especially to sketch him for his illustrations. This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The Great Exhibition was an international exhibition held in Hyde Park London, from 1 May to 15 October 1851 and the first in a series of Worlds Fair exhibitions of culture and industry that were to be a popular 19th century feature. ... Sir John Tenniel (February 28, 1820 - February 25, 1914) was an English illustrator. ...

Popular Culture

The Mad Hatter character appears in a number of other places:

• In the computer game American McGee's Alice, which is essentially a gothic take on the classic story, the Mad Hatter is partially responsible for saving Alice from the fire that killed the rest of her family. However, he is also (like the Jabberwocky) a Boss, faced in the later stages of the game. The distorted Mad Hatter is a Steampunk Cyborg/Cyber-Engineer who rules the level called Beyond the Looking-Glass (which comes after Looking-Glass Land).
• Mad Hatter (comics) is a comic-book supervillain modelled on the Wonderland character, and a foe of Batman.
• Belial is a character known as "the Mad Hatter" in the Japanese comic Angel Sanctuary.

American McGees Alice is a Third Person Shooter computer game released on October 6, 2000. ... Jabberwocky or ykcowrebbaJ is a poem (of nonsense verse) found in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. ... The Mad Hatter is a fictional character, one of the many foes of Batman in DC Comics. ... The comic book character Batman (originally referred to as The Batman, and occasionally as The Bat-Man), is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... A woodcarving of Belial and some of his followers from Jacobus de Teramos book Buche Belial (1473) Belial (also Belhor, Baalial, Beliar, Beliall, Beliel) is the name for a demon in the Old Testament. ... Angel Sanctuary (天使禁猟区; Tenshi Kinryōku) is a highly controversial anime based off of the manga by Kaori Yuki. ...

Trivia

• Albert Anastasia (1902-1957), a New York City mafioso known for his role in leading Murder, Inc., was known as "the Mad Hatter" most likely because of his discerning taste for fine haberdashery.

Albert Anastasia (1902-1957) Albert Anastasia (February 26, 1902 - October 25, 1957), also known as the Mad Hatter and Lord High Executioner, was a Mafia boss chiefly remembered for running the contract killing syndicate known as Murder, Inc. ... Murder, Inc. ...

See also

• Hatter

A hatter is a maker or seller of hats. ...

References

• An examination of the health effects of mercury in the hat industry in Connecticut