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Top Hat

ca. 1930s-ca. 1960s (made)
Artist/Maker
Lock & Co. (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Top hat of grey silk plush, with black woollen band and satin lining.


Object details

Categories
Hats & Headwear
Men's Clothes
Object type
Top hat
Materials and techniques
Silk plush with a woollen band and satin lining
Silk Plush
Wool (Textile)
Satin Weave
Brief description
Man's top hat, grey silk plush, with a woollen band and satin lining, made by Lock & Co., London, England, ca. 1930s-1960s
Physical description
Top hat of grey silk plush, with black woollen band and satin lining.
Credit line
Given by Mrs M. R. Box
Object history
Worn by the writer Sir Max Beerbohm (1872-1956).

Registered File number 1994/1822.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.589-1995

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Record createdAugust 23, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O138688/top-hat-lock--co/
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