Not on display

The Bounty

Film Costume
1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tricorn hat, worn by Philip Davis in the film The Bounty, 1984.

The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Bounty (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Beaver[?] trimmed with petersham ribbon. Unlined.
Brief description
Tricorn hat, worn by Philip Davis in the film The Bounty, 1984
Physical description
Black tricorn beaver[?] hat. The brim is edged with ribbed petersham style ribbon, and a pleated rosette, made from the same fabric, has been added to the proper left side of the upturned brim.
Dimensions
  • Across brim diameter: 39.5cm (approximate)
  • Base to crown height: 12cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
'Berman and Nathan's/40 Camden Street/London/ Philip Davis' (Woven maker's label, with typed text. Stitched to interior of hat band.)
Credit line
Given by the British Film Institute
Summary
Tricorn hat, worn by Philip Davis in the film The Bounty, 1984.

The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Collection
Accession number
S.1701-2015

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Record createdMay 29, 2015
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