Hat
Category
Costume
Date
1865 - 1870
Materials
Textile
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349799
Summary
Hat - Cream silk, drawn up at centre; silk head lining beneath. Brim faced with cream georgette tucked in wavy lines. Straw moulded into shape. The edges of an originally round brim folded under. Edge wired. Trimmed with a wide band of loosely pleated georgette held out by wires, the tail going beyond the brim. Large cream silk bow at front held in place by a paste broach. Fastened with narrow black elasticated tape loop. (female)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade