Not currently on display at the V&A

Hat

ca. 1943 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lady's hat of woven and twisted raffia braids in beige and shades of blue. With a small, graduated crown and a medium wide brim curled up at each side. The hat is trimmed with a bow of straw at the centre back. There is a blue/green grosgrain band and a beige cord elastic stay. Would have been worn tipped over the eyes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven and twisted raffia
Brief description
Raffia hat, New York, ca. 1943.
Physical description
Lady's hat of woven and twisted raffia braids in beige and shades of blue. With a small, graduated crown and a medium wide brim curled up at each side. The hat is trimmed with a bow of straw at the centre back. There is a blue/green grosgrain band and a beige cord elastic stay. Would have been worn tipped over the eyes.
Credit line
Given by Mrs Werner Abegg
Collection
Accession number
T.114-1978

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Record createdApril 14, 2008
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