The Yeomen of the Guard

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Great Britain (made)

Black hat with high crown and ribbon decoration, associated with a D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of The Yeomen of the Guard with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W.S. Gilbert, in the 1990s.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Music Costumes
Object type	Hat
Title	The Yeomen of the Guard (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Wool, ribbon trim, card stiffening Wool Ribbon
Brief description	Black hat with high crown and ribbon decoration, associated with a D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of The Yeomen of the Guard with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W.S. Gilbert, in the 1990s.
Physical description	Hat with a wide oval brim and high crown. The hat is formed from a black cotton velvet ground pleated to shape. It is stiffened with card at the interior and faced with a band of leather at the interior of the brim. The exterior of the hat is decorated with strands of ribbon in interchanging tones of red, cream and purple. Handwritten annotation reading ‘Clark’ in black ink has been added to the interior.
Dimensions	Highest point, base to top of crown height: 10.5cm (approximate) Across brim diameter: 31.5cm (approximate) Front to rear diameter: 34cm (approximate) Interior diameter: 16.5cm (approximate) Interior, front to back diameter: 20.5cm (approximate) Packed weight of object weight: 1.3kg
Summary	Black hat with high crown and ribbon decoration, associated with a D'Oyly Carte Opera Company production of The Yeomen of the Guard with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W.S. Gilbert, in the 1990s.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.7-2018

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Record created	February 9, 2018
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1432332/the-yeomen-of-the-guard-hat/

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