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Riding hat

Riding hat

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (made)

  • Date:

    1910-1920 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    James Lock & Co. (maker)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Felted wool and beaver hair, with woven Petersham ribbon hat band and trimming; lined with silk satin and cotton twill, with elastic fastening

  • Credit Line:

    Purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Friends of the V&A, and a number of private donors

  • Museum number:

    T.103:1-2003

  • Gallery location:

    In store

  • Image in copyright

This riding hat is from an important collection of riding outfits and accessories previously in Castle Howard, Yorkshire. The collection also includes a blue woollen jacket, an apron skirt, breeches, boots, cravats, gloves and various accessories. These are all items a fashionable woman would have worn in the 1920s for riding.

Physical description

Black felted wool bowler hat with a Petersham ribbon hat band and brim trimming, lined with cream silk satin. It has a size adjuster inside made of beige cotton twill. The hat fastens under the chin with elastic.

Place of Origin

London, England (made)

Date

1910-1920 (made)

Artist/maker

James Lock & Co. (maker)

Materials and Techniques

Felted wool and beaver hair, with woven Petersham ribbon hat band and trimming; lined with silk satin and cotton twill, with elastic fastening

Dimensions

Circumference: 80 cm brim, Circumference: 60 cm crown, Height: 13 cm

Descriptive line

Black felted wool bowler hat with a Petersham ribbon hat band and brim trimming, James Lock & Co., London, 1910-20

Categories

Accessories; Hats & headwear

Collection code

T&D

Qr_O89788
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