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Top hat
(c. 1900)
Medium
silk, cotton, leather, synthetic fabric, cardboard, metal, paper
Measurements
(S.a) 86.5 cm (outer circumference) 15.3 cm (height) 30.0 cm (width) (S.b) 17.0 × 30.0 × 27.0 cm (S.c) 39.5 × 33.4 × 32.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs J. McDonald, 1981
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
S.a) label, inside, stamped black on synthetic fabric: LOCK & CO., / HATTERS. / St. James's Street / LONDON
S.c) label, inside lid, stamped in gold inki on cotton fabric: BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT / SCOTT & CO. / Hatters to H. M. The King / AND / The Royal Family / C. OLD BOND STREET. / PICCADILLY. W.
Accession Number
D32-1981
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