Bicorn hat
Ede and Ravenscroft
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1935
Materials
Velvet, silk satin, silk and leather
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609713
Summary
Black bicorn hat (M). Black 'beaver' velvet. a) Black silk braid 2.5 cm, design of oak leaves and acorns; b) black netted button 2.5 cm diam. a) Black leather; b) black silk satin weave; c) black silk braid. To be used with Parliamentary Robes by 8th Lord Berwick. Bill Xmas 193 from Ede and Ravenscroft for 'supplying Peer's Cocked Hat.£22.-'
Provenance
8th Lord Berwick collection: Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947); bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
Lord Berwick (handwritten)
Makers and roles
Ede and Ravenscroft, tailor