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Hat

1944-1945 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Grey felt hat, a coke, which is a cross between a bowler hat and a top-hat, with a square crown and black hatband.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Grey wool felt stiffened and molded to shape with interior structuring/lining
Brief description
Grey felt coke hat, made by James Lock & Co., London, England, 1944-45.
Physical description
Grey felt hat, a coke, which is a cross between a bowler hat and a top-hat, with a square crown and black hatband.
Production typeReady to wear
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Registered File number 1996/455.
Production
Attribution note: Made by hatmaker's, probably fully pre-made before purchase as these hats would have been available in a wide variety of sizes.
Bibliographic reference
De la Haye, Amy (ed.). The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947- 1997. London : V&A Publications, 1997 plate 106
Collection
Accession number
T.145-1996

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Record createdNovember 28, 2007
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