Hat
Thomas Townsend Co.
Category
Costume
Date
1875 - 1900
Materials
Textile
Place of origin
Lime Street
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1349902
Summary
Hat - Made from black ribbed silk and lined with black silk satin with a label 'Established 1778. Thos Townend and Co, Lime Street, London registered; Extra Quality'. The brim is bound with black ribbed silk and it has a narrow black ribbed silk headband with a flat bow at the side. Folding. See SNO.TC.1228/1229. (male)
Provenance
Given to National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade
Makers and roles
Thomas Townsend Co.