Silk and velvet hat used for official occasions

Details

• Title

  Silk and velvet hat used for official occasions

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  1801 - c. 1920

• Material and technique

  velvet and silk, dyed brown; cotton lining, dyed pink; brass finial

• Material index

  processed material › textile;

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  organic › vegetal › fibre › cotton;

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › brass

• Technique index

  woven;

  velvet woven;

  dyed

• Object type

  clothing › head-gear › hat;

  textile

• Dimensions

  15 cm max. (height)
  24 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Miss D. J. Rawlinson, 1985.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1985.55

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