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Hat

BENESFORD, London (milliner)
Hat
 1946

Medium
silk velvet, osprey feather, cotton lace, silk tulle, synthetic fastening, metal

Measurements
(a) 85.0 cm (outer circumference) 23.0 cm (height) 21.0 cm (width)
(b) 8.0 × 1.5 × 1.0 cm (velvet tip hat pin)
(c) 8.0 × 1.5 × 1.0 cm (velvet tip hat pin)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mrs Danster, 1975

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
(a) label, inside centre back, woven in black on white silk: Benesford / LONDON

Accession Number
D112.a-c-1975

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

Physical description
Soft chestnut velvet halo hat held by band with bow at back of head, halo decorated with osprey.

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