OBJECT NUMBER MOT000095

This object currently lives in The Bishopsgate Institute.

Photos by Thomas S.G. Farnetti ©Wellcome Collection.

‘My favourite hat ... As a child I would watch my granddad with pure adoration. He was always stylishly dressed in a suit and his best church hat ... He had many beautiful qualities which I admire, best of all he was a gentleman. He was passed away before I could explain to him how much he shaped me as a person. He taught me kindness and I would like to think many great, great qualities. He also is the reason I love hats.’