Bicorne hat
Ernest Wells
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
Silk, Steel
Place of origin
Regent Street
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1364313.5
Summary
Part of a boy's black velvet page boy or court suit; Bicorne hat, black corded silk trimmed with bands and five rosette of moire ribbon, cut steel chains and clasp. All of the above from 'Swears and Wells, Regent Street....by appt to H.M.Queen Alexandra' etc. 1900 (circa)
Provenance
donor - Mr Basil Drewe
Marks and inscriptions
Swears and Wells, Regent Street....by appt to H.M.Queen Alexandra
Makers and roles
Ernest Wells, maker Mary Wells (Birmingham 1762 - London 1829), maker