hat

W Best


hat

W Best

Summary

Emerald green velvet, cream/pale lemon figured silk. Lined with black cotton satin, interlined with buckram. Sides covered by band of silk, ruched at top and bottom to form puffed centre. Velvet brim. Centre back trimmed with 2 velvet bows and 1 silk bow, wired spray of beads and sequins and 2 green ostrich feathers extending over crown. Centre front trimmed with 4 velvet bows and 4 leaf motifs of green and clear glass wired beads.


Object Name

hat

Creators Name

W Best

Date Created

1895-1897

Dimensions

Circumference of brim: 49.5cm
Front to back:

accession number

1947.4409

Place of creation

Europe

Medium

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