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Reference code
2023.83.3
Title
Highland Dress Hat
Date(s)
- undated (Creation)
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Item
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1
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Scope and content
Round, beret style hat made from a black woollen fabric. Hat is trimmed with a silk grosgrain ribbon. At the front of the hat there is a black ribbon rosette and and at the back there are two, 30cm ribbons.
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Label is worn but originally read: R.W. Forsyth / Hatters / Princes Street / Edinburgh / and / Glasgow
Materials: Wool; Silk;
Measurements: 26cm [Diameter]
Details: Ribbons
Physical Condition: Slight pilling and fraying
Materials: Wool; Silk;
Measurements: 26cm [Diameter]
Details: Ribbons
Physical Condition: Slight pilling and fraying
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Hat is part of Highland Dress Outfit and would have been worn with a jacket, waistcoat and kilt.