fur (rabbit), wool, silk (lining), leather, elastic (straps), metal (clasp)
Measurements
(a) 86.0 cm (outer circumference) 15.0 cm (height) 30.4 cm (width) (top hat) (b) 26.0 × 36.0 × 32.0 cm (box) (c) 18.0 × 33.5 × 22.7 cm (insert)
Place/s of Execution
England
Inscription
(a) label, inside crown, printed in ink on cream silk: ENGLISH MANUFACTURE / CHRISTYS’ LONDON label, inside centre front, embossed: 65 GRACECHURCH / STREET / CHRISTYS’ / LONDON (b) none (c) label, inside, printed in gold ink on sticker: MANUFACTURERS & IMPORTERS / OF LEATHER GOODS / DAVID JONES LIMITED, / SYDNEY
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974