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Opera hat

Opera hat
 (1901-1904)

Medium
silk
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr William Weatherly Mortlake, 1976
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
silk
Measurements
86.6 cm (outer circumference) 16.5 cm (height) 24.6 cm (width)
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
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr William Weatherly Mortlake, 1976
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display
Physical description
Black silk grosgrain, collapsible hat.

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