Hat
1937-1939 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Deep red leather percher hat, small pork-pie crown and rolled brim embossed with parallel waving lines. A tailored red leather bow with two small streamers just hanging over the brim, is attached to the top crown at the back. White sparterie forms the shape. The inner head band is red petersham ribbon.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Leather, part embossed |
| Brief description | Leather hat, Marshall and Snelgrove, London, 1937-1939 |
| Physical description | Deep red leather percher hat, small pork-pie crown and rolled brim embossed with parallel waving lines. A tailored red leather bow with two small streamers just hanging over the brim, is attached to the top crown at the back. White sparterie forms the shape. The inner head band is red petersham ribbon. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Marshall & Snelgrove Harrogate' (Pale blue on faded beige label woven into the hat) |
| Object history | Worn by Doris Langley Moore, the founder of the Museum of Costume, Bath (now known as the Fashion Museum) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.105-1980 |
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| Record created | October 4, 2007 |
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