Hat
Category
Costume
Date
1960 - 1970
Materials
Cotton velvet, gauze, buckram, cotton twill, petersham ribbon.
Measurements
220 x 210 x 80 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604443
Summary
A woman's hat in the "pillbox" style, oversized, made from pink cotton velvet stitched to a stiffened buckram core. Brimless, the crown is extensively decorated with fabric petals made from both cotton velvet and gauze in mid to dark pink tones. Inside, the hat is fully lined in black cotton twill and a petersham ribbon. A label inside the brim reads "F.Medhurst Ltd. Bromley, Kent".
Provenance
Knole
Marks and inscriptions
Inner brim, centre back.: Label reads "F Medhurst Ltd, Bromley, Kent". See associated photograph for further details.