Samo
Hat
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Hat of stiffened silk gauze in black. The hat consists of a skull cap and a rounded vertical part at the back. The frames are made of lacquered bamboo splints, stiffened hanji paper and horsehair, which are then covered with silk gauze. Attached to the back are a pair of fan-shaped pennons, made of bamboo frames covered with silk gauze. The edging is made of laquered paper-string.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Samo (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Silk gauze, bamboo, horsehair, hanji paper, lacquer (ottchil) |
| Brief description | Hat of stiffened silk gauze in black, with two pennons at the back |
| Physical description | Hat of stiffened silk gauze in black. The hat consists of a skull cap and a rounded vertical part at the back. The frames are made of lacquered bamboo splints, stiffened hanji paper and horsehair, which are then covered with silk gauze. Attached to the back are a pair of fan-shaped pennons, made of bamboo frames covered with silk gauze. The edging is made of laquered paper-string. |
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| Object history | Headgear worn at court |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.516-1919 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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