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Hat

ca. 1911 (made)
Artist/Maker
Woolland Brothers (retailers)
Place of origin
London (made)

Purple silk velour hat or millinery hood with a glacé silk moiré band tied in a bow. Large crown and barely formed brim.


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Accessories
Hats & Headwear
Womenswear
Textiles
Object type
Hat
Materials and techniques
Silk velour, trimmed with glacé silk
Velour
Silk (Textile)
Millinery
Brief description
Silk velour hat, Woolland Bros., London, ca. 1911
Physical description
Purple silk velour hat or millinery hood with a glacé silk moiré band tied in a bow. Large crown and barely formed brim.
Marks and inscriptions
Wooland Bros, 95 to 107 Knightsbridge St (Label inside hat)
Object history
Worn by Miss Heather Firbank
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.651-1964

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Record createdJanuary 3, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142650/hat-woolland-brothers/
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