Boater
W. V. Brown, formerly Sanders and Brown, Eton
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Straw, Textile
Measurements
89 x 280 mm; 311 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Eton
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884531
Summary
Straw boater from Eton with HIBERNIA on green hat band and a metal badge of figurehead and harp pinned on front. Labelled inside Hon. F.G. Agar Robartes. Made by W.V. Brown/late/Sanders and Brown/Eton.
Provenance
A gift from Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave the house to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there until his death in 1966. In the 1979 inventory it mentions that these are Eton rowing hats, Victory for the champion crew and Hibernia for the runners up.
Marks and inscriptions
(stamped) NEW AND LINGWOOD.ETON.
Makers and roles
W. V. Brown, formerly Sanders and Brown, Eton, hatter