Top hat
possibly Barritt and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk and leather
Measurements
142 x 247 mm; 305 mm (L)
Place of origin
Middlesbrough
Order this imageCollection
Dinefwr, Carmarthenshire
NT 869273
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 a heraldic shield in the centre. 'Christys' London' is written around the edge and above the crown is 'English Manufacture', below the shield is written 'A. Barritt and co, Hatters and Hosiers. Middlesbrough'.
Makers and roles
possibly Barritt and Co., retailer Christys, maker