Hat
ca. 1910 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Black silk satin hat with a wide brim and wide flat crown. Decorated with a peach silk satin band, pleated and interlaced, to create a basket weave effect, and trimmed with an iridescent green-black bird's wing.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, trimmed with feathers |
| Brief description | Black satin hat trimmed with peach satin ribbon and bird wing, retailed by Woolland Bros., England, ca. 1910 |
| Physical description | Black silk satin hat with a wide brim and wide flat crown. Decorated with a peach silk satin band, pleated and interlaced, to create a basket weave effect, and trimmed with an iridescent green-black bird's wing. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Woolland Bros / LOWNDES TERRACE / LONDON S.W.' (On label inside the crown, yellow on black) |
| Object history | Worn by Miss Heather Firbank |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.104-1960 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2008 |
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