Hat
1947 (made)
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Ladies' turban hat made from pink, figured silk mounted over a canvas shaped to the head with a hole in the crown. The scarf is draped around the shape and falls in a stiffened and looped drape over the right ear. The hat is trimmed with two large hat pins of heavy vase square heads, set with an amethyst paste.
The hat has a buckram headband with a label that reads; 'Janette Clombier, 1 Avenue Matignon, Paris.'
The hat has a buckram headband with a label that reads; 'Janette Clombier, 1 Avenue Matignon, Paris.'
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Figured silk with gilt metal and paste hatpins |
Brief description | Lady's silk turban hat, Paris, 1947. |
Physical description | Ladies' turban hat made from pink, figured silk mounted over a canvas shaped to the head with a hole in the crown. The scarf is draped around the shape and falls in a stiffened and looped drape over the right ear. The hat is trimmed with two large hat pins of heavy vase square heads, set with an amethyst paste. The hat has a buckram headband with a label that reads; 'Janette Clombier, 1 Avenue Matignon, Paris.' |
Marks and inscriptions | 'Janette Clombier, 1 Avenue Matignon, Paris.' (Label sewn to headband inside hat) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs Antony Acton |
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Accession number | T.353-1970 |
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Record created | April 11, 2008 |
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