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Hat
Magasins du Louvre - Enlarge image
Hat
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (made)
- Date:
ca. 1910 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Magasins du Louvre (retailed by)
- Materials and Techniques:
Straw, trimmed with cotton flowers and silk ribbon
- Credit Line:
Given by Lord and Lady Cowdray.
- Museum number:
T.185-1970
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Large, outsize hat made from plaited natural straw with a very broad, deep, rounded crown and wide brim. The crown is left bare, the brim is trimmed with garlands of small, artificial flowers in pink, green and white cotton, interlaced with cream silk satin ribbon, which trails down the back. The crown is lined with white silk and a label bearing the retailer 'Magasins du Louvre Rayon de Modes', is stitched inside the crown.
Place of Origin
Paris, France (made)
Date
ca. 1910 (made)
Artist/maker
Magasins du Louvre (retailed by)
Materials and Techniques
Straw, trimmed with cotton flowers and silk ribbon
Marks and inscriptions
'Magasins du Louvre Rayon de Modes'
Descriptive line
Large straw hat, Magasins du Louvre Rayon de Modes, Paris, ca. 1910.
Materials
Cotton; Straw; Artificial flowers; Satin ribbon
Techniques
Millinery
Categories
Fashion; Accessories; Hats & headwear
Collection code
T&F
