Hair Ornament
mid 20th century
| Artist/Maker |
Flower and butterfly hair ornament worn in an unidentified production. Group of small flowers of silver lace braid, silver lurex and black striped braid foliage, silver looped braid with black glitter dust centred 'daisies', the group surmounted with curved tendrils of strips of black sequins, the whole topped with a black feather butterfly.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Flower and butterfly hair ornammment by Hugh Skillen worn in an unidentified production, mid 20th century. |
| Physical description | Flower and butterfly hair ornament worn in an unidentified production. Group of small flowers of silver lace braid, silver lurex and black striped braid foliage, silver looped braid with black glitter dust centred 'daisies', the group surmounted with curved tendrils of strips of black sequins, the whole topped with a black feather butterfly. |
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the estate of Hugh Skillen |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1555-1984 |
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| Record created | August 23, 2004 |
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