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Hat

Hat
(c. 1924)

Medium
straw, metallic thread, feathers, silk, metal wire

Measurements
115.0 cm (outer circumference) 16.0 cm (height) 37.5 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of David Syme & Co. Limited, Fellow, 1977

Gallery location
Not on display

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About this work

The first years of the 1920s saw the most eclectic variety of hats. Broad-brimmed hats were typically straw, but could also be covered in gold lame, lace and feathers in order to add glamour and lustre.

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Bristol, England

Inscription
label: J.F. Taylor and son Bristol

Accession Number
D92-1977

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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