Not currently on display at the V&A

Hat

1940s (made), 1993-1994 (made)
Place of origin

Western-style hat of felt with feather trim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool felt and feather
Brief description
Hat, western-style hat, felt with feather trim, United States, 1940s
Physical description
Western-style hat of felt with feather trim.
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Object history
Registered File number 1993/2054, Streetstyle exhibition 1994-1995, in the exhibition it was part of an outfit called 'Cowboy and Western USA - Late 1940s' (includes the Western suit, jacket T.606-1993 and trousers T.607-1993, the shirt T.608-1993 and collar tips T.610-1993, the tie T.609-1993 and the boots T.612-1993 and toe caps T.613-1993).


Part of a Western-style outfit that would have been worn as an evening outfit in America, and was displayed in the Street Style Exhibition of 1996 as a Cowboy and Western Revival outfit.
Bibliographic reference
Surfers, Soulies, Skinheads & Skaters : Subcultural Style from the Forties to the Nineties Described in the exhibition publication, part of an outfit called 'Cowboy and Western USA - Late 1940s'.
Collection
Accession number
T.611-1993

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Record createdNovember 22, 2010
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