Panama hat
Simpson and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Straw; Textile; Leather; Card
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 516962
Summary
Two panama hats. a - with black ribbon, leather sweatband, marked 'Simpson Piccadilly - Genuine Panama'. b - with purple and burgundy ribbon, leather sweatband, marked 'Real Calf Leather'. In box addressed to The Lord Fairhaven, Anglesea Abbey, Lode, Cambridge. From 'Bates, Gentleman's Hatter, 21A Jermyn Street, St James's, London'. Postage stamp 1/9.
Provenance
Part of the Fairhaven Collection. The house and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1966 by Huttleston Rogers Broughton, 1st Lord Fairhaven (1896-1966)
Makers and roles
Simpson and Co., tailors and outfitters Bates , hatter Simpson and Co., outfitter