Hat
Category
Costume
Date
1896
Materials
Ostrich feather, Straw, Velvet
Collection
Arlington Court, Devon
NT 987727
Summary
Grey straw (faded) hat with large corwn and small flat brim, the brim trimmed with black velvet, the crown with white ostrich feathers.
Provenance
Mrs Charles Chichester. Worn by Mrs Charles Chichester on her going away, June 1896. Extract from Hearth and Home, July 9, 1896 - The Rev. Charles Chichester, rector of Shirwell, son of Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart, of Youlston, was married to Miss Emily Annie Page, of Chitts Hill, and Mrs Page, of 43 Cadogan Place, at Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, on 24th ult. There were five bridesmaids inpretty gowns of white striped satin and pink silk. The honeymoon is being spent in North Wales. Portraits of the bride and bridegroom appear on this page.
Marks and inscriptions
Label; Mary Yorke, Modes de Paris, 45 Western Road, Brighton.