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Hat

BALENCIAGA, Paris (couture house), Cristóbal BALENCIAGA (designer)
Hat
 (1950s)

Medium
silk (velvet, chenille)

Measurements
40.0 cm (outer circumference) 7.0 cm (height) 13.0 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Dominique Sirop, 2018

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
label, inner back brim, woven in black on cream acetate: BALENCIAGA /10, AVENUE GEORGE V.PARIS

Accession Number
2017.1339

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest

Physical description
Small black silk velvet hat with chenille pompom on top.

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