Hat box lid
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and metal
Measurements
195 x 313 x 305 mm
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 40693.1
Summary
Lid for brown cardboard hat box held together with staples. Marked on one side in black: hats. The shop name printed diagonally across the top corner reads: M_rita / 28 Berkeley Square / London W1 / Telephone / Mayfair / 5777. An address label, partly crossed out, written in black ink reads: Lady Wenlock. A pink six pence postage stamp is franked: 16 DEC 39. A pink and black label reads: FRAGILE.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.