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Top hat

Top hat
 (c. 1865)

Medium
silk, leather, cotton, synthetic fabric, metal
Measurements
(a) 82.0 cm (outer circumference) 20.0 cm (height) 27.0 cm (width) (top hat)
(b) 28.2 × 31.5 × 30.8 cm (leather case)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
(a) label, inside crown, stamped gold on maroon synthetic fabric: (crest) /CHRISTYS’ LONDON. /J. WRAY LISTER,/ ASHBOURNE.
(b) stamped in ink on exterior side: W. T. SMITH
label, inside lid, printed in ink on paper: GENTLEMEN residing in the Country or Abroad are requested/ to observe that the size, shape, and full particulars/ of every Hat sold at this Establishment are accurately pre-/served. / Orders per Post, containing a Money Order on the Branch/ Post Office, Old Cavendish Street, will receive prompt/attention, /MAYHEW AND CO. /Hat Manufacturers, /89, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON
Accession Number
111-D5
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss S.A.L. Smith, 1959
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display