Glove Hat
Hat
1936 (made)
1936 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Straw hat, roughly conical shape, with pair of leather gloves pinned to the front. The gloves have red-painted fingernails.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Glove Hat (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Straw and leather |
| Brief description | Straw hat. Agar, Eileen, 1936. Trimmed with pair of fingernail gloves by Schiaparelli, Elsa, Paris. |
| Physical description | Straw hat, roughly conical shape, with pair of leather gloves pinned to the front. The gloves have red-painted fingernails. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Jenny Fraser |
| Object history | Hats shaped like this one were often historically known as 'Coolie' hats. The term has fallen from usage and is now considered offensive. Registered File number 1992/1219. |
| Production | Schiaparelli gloves are from her August 1936 collection Reason For Production: Exhibition |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.169-1993 |
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| Record created | April 2, 2007 |
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