Not currently on display at the V&A

Hat

ca. 1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Round hat with slightly raised outer edge of black stiff fabric, outer and inner edges are wider. Top is decorated with artificial, fabric flowers (such as roses and lilies) and leaves in various pinks, red white, purple and green. These are overlaid by black gauze and the back is marked by a black striped gauze bow.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gauze
Brief description
Gauze hat, Marshall & Snelgrove, England, ca. 1937
Physical description
Round hat with slightly raised outer edge of black stiff fabric, outer and inner edges are wider. Top is decorated with artificial, fabric flowers (such as roses and lilies) and leaves in various pinks, red white, purple and green. These are overlaid by black gauze and the back is marked by a black striped gauze bow.
Marks and inscriptions
'Marshall and Snelgrove, Harrogate' (Black petersham ribbon inner head band has a woven label, pale blue on beige stitched to the back.)
Collection
Accession number
T.107-1980

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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