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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, Mini Museum, case 11

Hat

1940s (made)
Artist/Maker
Marjorie Somerset (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Purple toque of crêpe in an arrangement of deep tucks to suggest a turban. It is mounted over a straw base with a wired frame, and trimmed at the back with a mount of clipped purple ostrich feathers.

Lined throughout with cream satin with a band of cream velvet round the bottom which a thin ribbon is passed to gather in the circumference of the hat.


Object details

Categories
Royalty
Clothing
Accessories
Hats & Headwear
Object type
Hat
Materials and techniques
Crêpe, straw, wired frame, ostrich feathers, lined with satin, velvet
Crepe
Ostrich Feathers
Brief description
Hat of crêpe and ostrich feathers, designed by Marjorie Somerset, England, 1940s.
Physical description
Purple toque of crêpe in an arrangement of deep tucks to suggest a turban. It is mounted over a straw base with a wired frame, and trimmed at the back with a mount of clipped purple ostrich feathers.

Lined throughout with cream satin with a band of cream velvet round the bottom which a thin ribbon is passed to gather in the circumference of the hat.
Dimensions
  • Internal circumference of hat circumference: 600mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Maximum height, including feathers height: 170mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Maximum width including feathers width: 300mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Height of hat, excluding feathers height: 240mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
  • Diamater of hat, excluding feather trim diameter: 240mm (Note: Measured by conservation)
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by the Earl of Harewood
Object history
Worn by HM Queen Mary and given by the Earl of Harewood
Production
Worn by Her Majesty Queen Mary
Bibliographic reference
Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.420-1974

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Record createdSeptember 7, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O139048/hat-marjorie-somerset/
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