hat
Summary
Fancy black fibre braid fabric over pale pink silk satin. Lined with black plain weave silk. Circular wire at base, fabric slightly gathered up from edge to form flat brim. Remainder of crown formed into 5 large tubular pleats, bent over and caught to right front, join trimmed with black silk net rosette and bunch of black feathers. Left brim trimmed with 3 pink fabric roses built on to small semi-circular section of stiffened net, bound and wired round edge.
Object Name
hat
Date Created
1895-1900
Dimensions
Circumference (brim): 69.9cm
Front to back:
accession number
1947.4415
Collection Group
Place of creation
Brighton
Medium
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