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Opera Hat

BERKELEYS, London (milliner)
Opera Hat
 (c. 1900)

Medium
silk, metal, cardboard, cotton

Measurements
(a) 87.0 cm (outer circumference) 16.0 cm (height) 31.0 cm (width) (hat)
(b) 8.0 × 32.0 × 27.0 cm (box)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the Estate of Mr William Rees, 1984

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
label, inside centre crown, printed in gold on black lining: BERKELEYS LTD / 125, Victoria Street, / LONDON

Accession Number
CT7.a-b-1984

Department
International Fashion and Textiles

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