Ladies Hat
ca. 1952 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Ladies hat of black straw with a wide brim and low, velvet crown.
There is a velvet and grosgrain hat band and the crown is stiffened with black sparterie.
There are also two hat pins.
There is a velvet and grosgrain hat band and the crown is stiffened with black sparterie.
There are also two hat pins.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Straw and velvet with grosgrain hat band, stiffened with sparterie |
| Brief description | Ladies hat of straw, designed by Raymonde, Paris, ca. 1952 |
| Physical description | Ladies hat of black straw with a wide brim and low, velvet crown. There is a velvet and grosgrain hat band and the crown is stiffened with black sparterie. There are also two hat pins. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Raymonde 5 rue de Richepanse, Paris' (Machine woven label stitched inside the brim) |
| Credit line | Given by Cecil Beaton |
| Bibliographic reference | de la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. V&A Publications, London, England, 1997, pp. 141 and 142. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.51-1977 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2009 |
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