Girl's Hat
1960-1970 (made)
Internal circumference:52.5 cm
Girl's hat of plaited undyed straw trimmed with a wreath of artificial
wild flowers (including poppies, marguerites, and cornflowers),
finished at the ends with ties of red petersham ribbon fastening in a
bow at the back. The hat has a downturned curving circular brim edged
with red petersham ribbon, and narrowing towards the back, and a deep
dome-shaped crown; the crown has an internal band of oyster-coloured
rayon.
Girl's hat of plaited undyed straw trimmed with a wreath of artificial
wild flowers (including poppies, marguerites, and cornflowers),
finished at the ends with ties of red petersham ribbon fastening in a
bow at the back. The hat has a downturned curving circular brim edged
with red petersham ribbon, and narrowing towards the back, and a deep
dome-shaped crown; the crown has an internal band of oyster-coloured
rayon.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Plaited straw |
| Brief description | Girl's hat; British, 1960-70 |
| Physical description | Internal circumference:52.5 cm Girl's hat of plaited undyed straw trimmed with a wreath of artificial wild flowers (including poppies, marguerites, and cornflowers), finished at the ends with ties of red petersham ribbon fastening in a bow at the back. The hat has a downturned curving circular brim edged with red petersham ribbon, and narrowing towards the back, and a deep dome-shaped crown; the crown has an internal band of oyster-coloured rayon. |
| Dimensions | Height: (see below) |
| Marks and inscriptions | THE Ridgmont MAKE Name tape:M.CAMPBELL |
| Object history | References: Worn by the donor's eldest daughter, Marian (born 1948), later a member of staff of the V & A's Metalwork Department, & possibly by her younger sisters Louise (born 1950) & Helen (born 1958). The donor's husband was in the Diplomatic Corps, and the family lived in various countries, notably China, Poland, the U.S.A. and Italy. |
| Production | Made by: Ridgmont Britain |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.910-1993 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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