Collection Online

Sun hat
1987

Medium
straw, ribbons

Measurements
111.0 cm (outer circumference) 10.0 cm (height) 36.0 cm (width)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1996

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria

Inscription
label, stitched to inner back crown, woven in black on cream polyester: Tamasine Dale / Melbourne

Accession Number
1996.773

Department
Australian 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
Natural straw picture hat with a deliberately crushed crown, a medium sized brim trimmed with a band of navy blue and claret red stripped antique ribbons. Clear plastic haircomb fixed to inside crown to secure hat to wear's head.