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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)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Miss S.A.L. Smith, 1959

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

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

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