item details
NameHat, Child's (Chinese)
ProductionUnknown; circa 1920; China
Classificationhats
Materialssilk, fur
Techniquesembroidering
DimensionsOverall: 230mm (width), 170mm (height), 110mm (depth)
Registration NumberGH007074/3
Credit lineGift of Fiona Campbell, 1998
Overview
This child's Chinese hat is made of a red satin fabric, embroidered with flowerswith two phoenix on the back. The hat is lined, trimmed with braid around the edges and has two small fur-edged ears at top.
The hat is part of a set of Chinese clothing worn by Betty Campbell when she was a child living in China with her parents who were missionaries there. Betty became a significant Wellingtonian and national community leader. She received a MBE for her ceaseless community work.