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W.A Poucher's hat

Accession Number

853.2010.1

Object Name

W.A Poucher's hat

Created

04/11/2010

Creator

Hermione Cooper

Accession Date

04/11/2010

Brief Description

Striped woollen hat with pompom and peak.

Materials

wool

Dimensions

25(diameter) cms

Number Of Objects

1

Inscription Description

'MACPHERSON 100% PURE WOOL MADE IN SCOTLAND'

Colour

red with coloured stripes

Maker

MacPherson

Object Production Place

Scotland

Provenance

Bit of an icon this one, Walter Poucher's hat. The wee paragraph below from Roly Smith's excellent book on W.A. Poucher, gives a brief insight into a man who became a legend in the 1950's/60's and 70's mountaineering world with his photographic books.If you want more, then Roly Smith's book is highly recommended.
W.A. Poucher (1891-1988) was a man of diverse talents. He was a pioneering and prolific landscape photographer and the author of a string of illustrated books, among them the famous photographic climbing guides recently reissued by Frances Lincoln. He was also known as 'the father of British perfumery' and was employed for more than thirty years as chief perfumer at Yardley. His three-volume textbook Perfumes, Cosmetics and Soaps, first published in 1923, is still in print.

Acquisition Method

Donated by Tony Poucher grandson of W.A. Poucher

Acquisition Date

04/11/2010

Condition Check Date

04/11/2010

Rules

Spectrum : UK Museum documentation standard, V.3.1 2007

Modified

04/11/2010

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