Elmgarden has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
This is one of a collection of milliners hat forms, they come from Lyon and date from before 1900
This block is made in Chestnut it is in the shape of a Gendarme’s hat

The hat is 2.5”tall and 7”long and 5.5” wide
All our blocks are lightly cleaned to remove the old glue etc. and treated for woodworm
HB23
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Elmgarden has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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