Hat
ca. 1935 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Toque of lilac chiffon on a straw base with a wired frame, which is higher on the right hard side. The side of the hat is covered in tiny artificial violets of multi-coloured silk protected with fine wide-mesh violet net.
It is lined with cream satin and at the back is a strip of cream velvet through which a thin ribbon is passed to gather in the circumference of the hat.
It is lined with cream satin and at the back is a strip of cream velvet through which a thin ribbon is passed to gather in the circumference of the hat.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Chiffon, straw, wired frame, artificial violets of silk, net, lined with satin, velvet |
| Brief description | Chiffon toque trimmed with violets, designed by Marjorie Somerset, England, ca. 1935. |
| Physical description | Toque of lilac chiffon on a straw base with a wired frame, which is higher on the right hard side. The side of the hat is covered in tiny artificial violets of multi-coloured silk protected with fine wide-mesh violet net. It is lined with cream satin and at the back is a strip of cream velvet through which a thin ribbon is passed to gather in the circumference of the hat. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by the Earl of Harewood |
| Object history | Worn by HM Queen Mary and given by the Earl of Harewood |
| Production | Worn by Her Majesty Queen Mary |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
no. 267 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.430-1974 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2007 |
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