Not currently on display at the V&A

Hat

1930s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Grey persian lamb hat.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Persian lamb
Brief description
Hat, silver-grey persian lamb, John Atkinson, Sheffield, England, 1930s.
Physical description
Grey persian lamb hat.
Credit line
Worn by Miss Monica Maurice and given by her family
Object history
This formed part of the wardrobe of Monica Maurice (1908-1995), an independent and unconventional woman who in 1938 become the first - and until 1978, only - woman member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers. She had a passion for racing cars and flying, and loved clothes, showing a great sense of style and originality in how she dressed.

Registered File number 1995/2065.
Collection
Accession number
T.740-1995

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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