Property of a Lady
A Chinese winter hat of purple silk, applied with white silk flowers, the up-turned brim lined with seal skin, with the fifth rank transparent white hat insignia, late 19th century
Details
A Chinese winter hat of purple silk, applied with white silk flowers, the up-turned brim lined with seal skin, with the fifth rank transparent white hat insignia, late 19th century
Provenance
Llewellyn Jones, grandfather of the vendor. Part of this collection forms the Llewellyn Jones Bequest of Oriental textiles given to the Victoria and Albert Museum in circa 1949.