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Artist/Maker	Sainthill, Loudon (costume designers)
Place of origin	London

Hat for D'Artagnan worn by Harry Secombe.
Large 'musketeer' hat in steel blue stiffened felt with black petersham braid edging, decorated with three scarlet vermilion shaded ostrich feathers. The leather inner band has a towelling sweat band added at the front, bearing traces of make up.

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Object type	Hat
Materials and techniques	Leather Felt Braid Ostrich Feathers
Brief description	Hat worn by Harry Secombe as D'Artagnan in 'The Four Musketeers', Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1967.
Physical description	Hat for D'Artagnan worn by Harry Secombe. Large 'musketeer' hat in steel blue stiffened felt with black petersham braid edging, decorated with three scarlet vermilion shaded ostrich feathers. The leather inner band has a towelling sweat band added at the front, bearing traces of make up.
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration
Object history	This hat was worn by Harry Secombe as D'Artagnan in the Michael Pertwee, Laurie Johnson, and Herbert Kretzmer's musical 'The Four Musketeers' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1967. Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, the show was directed by Peter Coe, choreographed by Donald McKayle, and the fights were directed by William Hobbs. The scenery and lighting was designed by Sean Kenny.
Associations	Kenny, Sean Sainthill, Loudon Secombe, Harry (OBE)
Literary reference	The Four Musketeers
Other number	BTMA 1970/A/79 - BTMA accession number
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.1380-1984

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Record created	June 8, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100648/hat-sainthill-loudon/

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