Opera hat
(1901-1904)
Medium
silk
Measurements
86.6 cm (outer circumference) 16.5 cm (height) 24.6 cm (width)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr William Weatherly Mortlake, 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
label, inside crown of hat, embossed in gold wax: LJW
label, inside crown of hat, printed in black ink on white silk: Extra Quality / A. J. WHITE, LTD / HATTER & CAP MAKER. / 74 / JERMYN STT / ST JAMES’S / MADE IN (…illeg.)
Accession Number
D31-1976
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Black silk grosgrain, collapsible hat.