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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.