Top hat
Thomas Townend and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk and leather
Measurements
136 x 224 mm; 297 mm (L)
Place of origin
Lime Street
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Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire
NT 869272
Summary
Oval silk black top hat with straight sides, black grosgrain ribbon on base of crown and around the rim. Cream leather head band inside, with a little cream textile bow at the back. There is a cream silk inner lining. On the crown inside the hat is a shield with a crown above heraldic shield in the centre and scroll at the base with 'registered London' written on it around the ouside of the shield is 'THOs. Townend and co Lime St.' Above the crown is written 'Established 1778' and below 'all extra quality'.
Makers and roles
Thomas Townend and Co.