Trilby hat
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Felt & Leather
Measurements
275 x 135 x 305 mm
Collection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 745969
Summary
Gent's felt trilby hat in brown felt with a darker brown band with bow to one side, leather hat band and golden silk lining. The leather hat band is in dark brown with 'Real Brown Leather embossed on one side with the initials 'W' and 'S' above embossed in metal and enamel oval pins. On the opposite side embossed and highlighted in yellow a beaver above a log with 'IMPRIMIS' on a scroll with 'Regd. No. 377333. MADE IN ENGLAND'. On the inside dome printed on the silk liner the manufacturers logo; 'PREMIER QUALITY CITY CORK HAT COMPANY LIMITED CCHC LIGHT HAT SPECIALISTS LONDON.' The pattern is in green, red and yellow with decorative leaf design border.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.
Marks and inscriptions
W. Straw (in black ink on inner head band)