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La Langouste Fantasie

Hat
1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Hat consisting of a padded silk ring in multiple colours, mainly pink, turquoise and yellow, and with the crown infilled with strips of fabric, and the same strips of fabric extend beyond the outer ring of the hat to hang down the sides of the face in multi-coloured curls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLa Langouste Fantasie (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Padded silk
Brief description
Silk hat 'La Langouste Fantasie', designed by Simone Mirman, London, 1959.
Physical description
Hat consisting of a padded silk ring in multiple colours, mainly pink, turquoise and yellow, and with the crown infilled with strips of fabric, and the same strips of fabric extend beyond the outer ring of the hat to hang down the sides of the face in multi-coloured curls.
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Collection
Accession number
T.186-1983

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Record createdMay 1, 2009
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