Gents hat
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Straw, silk ribbon and leather
Measurements
80 mm (Length)275 mm (W)
Order this imageCollection
The Argory, County Armagh
NT 566132
Summary
Gents straw boater with navy blue and white ribbon hat band. Lining in top of hat labelled 'Harrod's Juvenile Dept. incribed 'as worn by KIng George V'.(Eton uniform?) Also written in pencil on lining: 46 Bond mi Leather band inside hat has embossed label but embossed unevenly, so difficult to read at one side. Also has a label printed in gold on the leather band.
Marks and inscriptions
Maker's label: Harrod's Juvenile Dept. Label printed on inside leather band: AS WORN BY KING GEORGE? CUSHION FITTING POSITIVE VENTILATION FRACTIONAL SIZES COMFORT HAT