Top hat
Lincoln Bennett and Co.
Category
Costume
Date
1930 - 1970
Materials
Fur, Leather, Silk, Wool
Measurements
145 mm (H)
Place of origin
England
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934455.1
Summary
Top or silk hat and accessories (DUN/TC/160.1-4); hat of black felted rabbit fur with raised nap of silk brushed; leather rim, cream silk; trimming black wool, black petersham ribbon, black silk twill weave.
Provenance
Worn by the 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976), for garden parties the hat would be brushed for him by Dorothy Millington nee Davenport.
Marks and inscriptions
Extra Quality Lincoln Bennett and Co, Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London (with coat of arms, printed label)
Makers and roles
Lincoln Bennett and Co., hatter