Hat
1924 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Straw cloche hat shaped with a high crown and a brim tapering to the centre back. Matching grosgrain band. Trimmed with a wide panel, outlined in the same material, which is filled with a floral design padded and covered in coloured chiffon. The motifs are separated by bands of pleated and gathered ribbon in shades of pink and blue-grey and gold. Lined with black silk and stamped on the inside of the crown in gold.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Straw, grosgrain, padded chiffon, pleated, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Straw cloche hat, retailed by Dickins & Jones, England, 1924 |
| Physical description | Straw cloche hat shaped with a high crown and a brim tapering to the centre back. Matching grosgrain band. Trimmed with a wide panel, outlined in the same material, which is filled with a floral design padded and covered in coloured chiffon. The motifs are separated by bands of pleated and gathered ribbon in shades of pink and blue-grey and gold. Lined with black silk and stamped on the inside of the crown in gold. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by John and Dorothy Birkitt |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.34-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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