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Description: | Chinese mandarin hat, 19th century. This is a winter hat (worn from the eighth month of the Chinese calendar). It has a turned-up brim in black satin, with a padded crown covered in red silk fringing. The finial incorporates a red imitation glass jewel known as a hat knob, which would have denoted the wearer's rank. Lined with red cotton.
Aspect: sex, Description: m
Aspect: age, Description: adult
Part: brim, Material: textile, silk, satin
Part: finial, Material: glass
Part: finial, Material: metal
Part: lining, Material: textile, cotton
Colour: black
Colour: red | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.261774 | Go to resource |
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