Mitre
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The mitre or miter is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of bishops and certain abbots in traditional Christianity. Mitres are worn in the Catholic Church, Malankara
A Catholic mitre from the 19th century, displayed in the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo in Pisa, Italy
The mitre of the Serbian Orthodox Bishop Georgije Đokić
The archbishop of the Church of Sweden, Martin Modéus, wearing a mitre as part of his liturgical vestment.
Mitre simplex traditional style: White damask with its white lappets ending in red fringes.
Bearskin
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A bearskin is a tall fur cap derived from mitre caps worn by grenadier units in the 17th and 18th centuries. Initially worn by only grenadiers, bearskins were later used by several other military unit
Mitre
…a mitre with a smaller brass front-plate. By the end of the 18th century, due to changes in military fashion, the mitre had generally given way to the bearskin or had been replaced by the standard infantry tricorn or bicorn. The British Army made this change in 1760s-1780s and the Prussian Army in 1790. All…
Soldiers of the British Coldstream Guard and Italian 1st Regiment "Granatieri di Sardegna" in full dress uniform wearing bearskins.
c. 1815 engraving of British foot guards wearing bearskins
Members of the Regiment Carabiniers Prins Boudewijn – Grenadiers in parade dress with bearskins
Black fur bearskins used by the Canadian Army includes a coloured plume.