Hat box
Johnson & Co.
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
cardboard
Measurements
210 x 280 x 350 mm
Place of origin
Regent Street
Collection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181138.2
Summary
A cardboard hat box labelled on the lid 'HERBERT JOHNSON, Ltd, 38 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON'. in the top right hand corner written in ink 'Lord Powis, Berkeley Square'.
Provenance
This hat box once belonged to Edward Robert Henry Herbert, 5th Earl of Powis. This box, along with its hat, a spare hat band and a pair of spats, were donated to Powis Castle by Mr Martyn Habberly in September 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
On lid: HERBERT JONSON, Ltd, 38 NEW BOND STREET, LONDON (Printed in black ink) Top right hand corner on label, on lid: Lord Powis, Berkeley Square
Makers and roles
Johnson & Co., hatters