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Evening Hat of Black Ribbon
Cristóbal Balenciagaca. 1955
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
This elegant example of headwear is extensively covered in shortsilk ribbons with v-cut ends. It is affixed on the upper head with an interior comb. The ribbons fall down onto the neck. The cap cites the black lace mantillas of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s native Spain. Madame de Osborne was a long-standing customer of Cristóbal Balenciaga.
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- Title: Evening Hat of Black Ribbon
- Creator: Attributed to Cristóbal Balenciaga
- Creator Lifespan: 21.1.1895 - 23.3.1972
- Creator Nationality: Spanish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date: ca. 1955
- Rights: Photo © bpk - Photo Agency / Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Stephan Klonk │ Text © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz / Christine Waidenschlager
- Provenance: 2003 Kamer/Ruf collection; 1994 Christie’s, London, estate of Madame de Osborne, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Place of origin: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: w24 x h26 x d24 cm
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
- Type: Hat
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
- Medium: Silk, synthetic fiber tulle, elastic band
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