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Hat

1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The deerstalker is renowned as the British country hat. It owes its popularity to its eminently practical design, executed in warm, lightweight materials. The earflaps provide protection against chill and noise. It is particularly associated with Sherlock Holmes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool and tweed
Brief description
Man's wool-tweed deerstalker hat, made by Barbour, Great Britain, 1990.
Physical description
Man's checked wool tweed flapped deerstalker hat. White ear flaps.
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Gallery label
The deerstalker is renowned as the British country hat. It owes its popularity to its eminently practical design, executed in warm, lightweight materials. The earflaps provide protection against chill and noise. It is particularly associated with Sherlock Holmes.(1997)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Registered File number 1990/1390.
Summary
The deerstalker is renowned as the British country hat. It owes its popularity to its eminently practical design, executed in warm, lightweight materials. The earflaps provide protection against chill and noise. It is particularly associated with Sherlock Holmes.
Bibliographic reference
De La Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. London: V&A Publications, 1997. p. 140.
Collection
Accession number
T.311-1990

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2003
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