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.)

Credit LineGift of Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf

Accession number2010.1415

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ClassificationsCostumes

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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)