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Wedding Hat

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wedding hat, highly decorated red silk satin with seal fur brim, lidded storage box of red and gilt lacquer, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Wedding Hat
  • Box
  • Lid
Brief description
Wedding hat, highly decorated red silk satin with seal fur brim, lidded storage box of red and gilt lacquer, China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Style
Object history
From Sotheby’s sale of English and Continental Furniture, Rugs and Carpets, Textiles, Costume etc. Friday, August 1st 1975, lot 63 I

Purchased. Registered File number 1975/2130.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Verity Wilson, Chinese Dress, London: V&A Publications, 1986, t page 82, fig 75
Collection
Accession number
FE.145 to B-1975

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Record createdOctober 31, 2002
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