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Hat

Hat

  • Place of origin:

    Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    early 1960-mid 1960s (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Thaarup, Aage, born 1906 - died 1987 (milliner)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Organza mounted wire

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mrs B. Church

  • Museum number:

    T.252-1985

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Aage Thaarup was noted for his exuberant, floral fantasy designs. In keeping with the late 1950s and 1960s vogue for flower-bedecked hats, daisies bloom all over this light organza trellis.

Physical description

Hat of white organza daisies mounted on an organza-covered wire frame.

Place of Origin

Great Britain (made)

Date

early 1960-mid 1960s (made)

Artist/maker

Thaarup, Aage, born 1906 - died 1987 (milliner)

Materials and Techniques

Organza mounted wire

Dimensions

Circumference: 33 cm, Height: 24 cm

Object history note

Worn by Mrs. Blair Cok and given by her sister, Mrs. B. Church

Descriptive line

White daisy hat on an organza-covered wire frame

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

de la Haye, Amy, ed. The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion 1947-1997. . London: V&A Publications, 1997, pp. 142 and 143.

Labels and date

Aage Thaarup was noted for his exuberant, floral fantasy designs. In keeping with the late 1950s and 1960s vogue for flower-bedecked hats, daisies bloom all over this light organza trellis. [1997]

Materials

Organza; Wire

Subjects depicted

Daisies

Categories

Women's clothes; Fashion; Hats & headwear

Collection

Textiles and Fashion Collection

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