Identity area
Reference code
JCAF/3/31
Title
Doctoral Gown and Hat
Date(s)
- c. 1948 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 items, textile
Context area
Archival history
Belonged to Freddy Brittain, then Raymond Williams, and then Geoff Harcourt
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from the Development and Alumni Relations Department
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Scarlet LittD gown and black bonnet with red tassel. It formerly belonged to Freddy Brittain, Raymond Williams and Geoff Harcourt.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
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Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
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Notes area
Note
Acc: 2023/20
Note
The maker's label in the gown is A. G. Almond Ltd, Sidney Street, Cambs and Freddie Brittain's name is written on it in ink. He was awarded his doctorate in 1948.
The hat has a maker's label for P. Blashki & Sons, Australia and so it is likely that this hat just belonged to Geoff Harcourt.