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City of Armadale - History House > Records

HAT, GREY - GREY FELT DECORATION

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Overview

Round grey felt hat. No brim. Felt covered wire decoration around top of hat. The decoration wraps around the top of the hat and then twists over itself where the decoration meets. At each end of the decoration is a triangle shaped tassel.

Cream label on inside of hat near rim. Text on label. Black elastic band around inside of hat.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-AK2001.63

Item type

Costumes

Material

Cloth

Inscriptions and markings

label [Whitmor / MODES / SYDNEY . PARIS . NEW YORK]

Statement of significance

MEDIUM

Provenance: example of style of hat worn by Mabel Irene Pyke in the Armadale area from post WWII to 1980s

Representativeness: Womens fashion from c1930s - c1960s

Last modified

Thursday, 1 October, 2026

Completeness

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