Hat
1500s (made)
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| Place of origin |
Boiled leather flat cap with black feather and ribbon ties. The cap is formed from two pieces of leather held together with tacking stitches. The hat has several cuts on the top of the crown, one either side of the hat, through which a ribbon has been threaded to create a chin strap. There are also two narrow parallel cuts towards the front of the hat, into which a feather has been inserted. neither the ribbon nor the feather is not original and probably both date from the first half of 20th century.
This hat is likely to have created through 'Cuir bouilli' process. This is the term given to leather objects which are moulded into shape through a process of boiling the leather.
This hat is likely to have created through 'Cuir bouilli' process. This is the term given to leather objects which are moulded into shape through a process of boiling the leather.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | leather |
| Brief description | Leather hat, 1500s, English; Slits for feather and ribbons |
| Physical description | Flat hat, leather darkened and stiffened with age, with slits for ribbon and feather (ribbon and feather in images are modern replacements) |
| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd. |
| Object history | This was part of a very large collection of items of dress and accessories which was given to the Museum by Harrods, the department store, in 1913. The collection had been formed by the artist Talbot Hughes, who wrote a book on the history of dress, illustrated with photographs of models wearing items from his collection. A large firm in America had offered to buy the collection and present it to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, but Hughes did not want it to go abroad. At the suggestion of Cecil Harcourt Smith of the V&A, Harrods bought it for £2,500 and gave it to the Museum for the 'public good'. Harrods displayed the collection for three weeks in December 1913. |
| Association | |
| Summary | Boiled leather flat cap with black feather and ribbon ties. The cap is formed from two pieces of leather held together with tacking stitches. The hat has several cuts on the top of the crown, one either side of the hat, through which a ribbon has been threaded to create a chin strap. There are also two narrow parallel cuts towards the front of the hat, into which a feather has been inserted. neither the ribbon nor the feather is not original and probably both date from the first half of 20th century. This hat is likely to have created through 'Cuir bouilli' process. This is the term given to leather objects which are moulded into shape through a process of boiling the leather. |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.619-1913 |
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| Record created | May 1, 2009 |
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