Woman's headdress
Norman Hartnell
(English, 1901–1979)
late 1930s
Medium/TechniqueVelvet and wire beaded
DimensionsInterior: 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 LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf
Accession number2010.1415
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCostumes
Collections
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)
mid-18th century
About 1870
1775–90
fourth quarter of 19th century
late 19th century
mid 19th century
about 1860
Virtual Object/Real Object(s)
