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Woman's headdress
Norman Hartnell (English, 1901–1979)
English
late 1930s
Medium/Technique
Velvet and wire beaded
Dimensions
Interior: 29 cm (11 7/16 in.) Intreior of headband, as it would fit on a head, from ear to ear.
Height x width: 15.6 × 21 × 3.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
Height x width: 15.6 × 21 × 3.8 cm (6 1/8 × 8 1/4 × 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession Number2010.1415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCreme colored velvet headband with loops. Embellished with pearls and gold colored beads.
ProvenanceBy 2010, with Leslie Verrinder, Tin Tin Collectables, London; 2010, sold by Verrinder to Frederic Sharf, Chestnut Hill, MA; 2010, year-end gift of Sharf to the MFA. (Accession date: January 26, 2011)