Evening Hat
Autumn/Winter 1964 (made)
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Small evening hat, cut close to the head in a beret style. Densely and richly covered in dark and light purple sequins, silvered bugle beads, and paste gems. The edge is trimmed with dark blue velvet over a wired frame. Inside the hat is stiffened with an inner brim of straw covered with stiff, white silk. The decorative beads, etc. are stitched onto a single layer of the same white silk.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Velvet with glass beads, sequins and paste gems |
| Brief description | Evening Hat, Rébé, Paris, France, Autumn/Winter 1964 |
| Physical description | Small evening hat, cut close to the head in a beret style. Densely and richly covered in dark and light purple sequins, silvered bugle beads, and paste gems. The edge is trimmed with dark blue velvet over a wired frame. Inside the hat is stiffened with an inner brim of straw covered with stiff, white silk. The decorative beads, etc. are stitched onto a single layer of the same white silk. |
| Production type | Haute couture |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Catherine Hunt |
| Bibliographic reference | Fashion : An Anthology by Cecil Beaton. London : H.M.S.O., 1971
no. 216 |
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| Accession number | T.111-1970 |
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| Record created | April 16, 2009 |
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