A GROUP OF THREE SEMI-FORMAL COURT HATS, JIGUANG , AND A TIERED HAT BOX 19TH CENTURY Comprising a winter hat of quilted silk with a sea otter fur brim, covered with red tassels, the gilt-copper hat button signifying the fourth rank; an autumn hat with a wool twill brim (probably of English manufacture) and red tassels, the ruby glass button on a bobble base signifying the first rank; a conical summer hat made of a fine woven bamboo with a thin brocade rim and covered with red fringe, the crystal hat button signifying the fifth rank; and a fine double-section travelling hat box of red lacquered leather, the upper section accomodating a summer hat, the lower a winter hat, the inside of the top lid with a large black court milliner's official seal The winter hat 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diam.; the autumn hat 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diam.; the summer hat 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diam.; the box 21½ in. (54.6 cm.) high (4)
A GROUP OF THREE SEMI-FORMAL COURT HATS, JIGUANG , AND A TIERED HAT BOX 19TH CENTURY Comprising a winter hat of quilted silk with a sea otter fur brim, covered with red tassels, the gilt-copper hat button signifying the fourth rank; an autumn hat with a wool twill brim (probably of English manufacture) and red tassels, the ruby glass button on a bobble base signifying the first rank; a conical summer hat made of a fine woven bamboo with a thin brocade rim and covered with red fringe, the crystal hat button signifying the fifth rank; and a fine double-section travelling hat box of red lacquered leather, the upper section accomodating a summer hat, the lower a winter hat, the inside of the top lid with a large black court milliner's official seal The winter hat 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) diam.; the autumn hat 9½ in. (24.1 cm.) diam.; the summer hat 12¼ in. (31.1 cm.) diam.; the box 21½ in. (54.6 cm.) high (4)
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