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Velvet Cap
Christian Diorca. 1955
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Small, often asymmetrically designed caps became fashionable in the 1950s and supplemented the scanty, short-wavy hairstyles. Here, a simple round head part is combined with a big lateral ornamental element with bow.
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Details
- Title: Velvet Cap
- Creator: Christian Dior
- Creator Lifespan: 21.1.1905 - 24.10.1957
- Creator Nationality: French
- 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; 1993 Phillips Auction house, London, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz
- Proof of manufacture: Black on white woven label: Christian Dior, Paris, Made in France
- Place of origin: Paris, France
- Physical Dimensions: w21 x h18 x d21 cm
- ISIL no.: DE-MUS-018417
- Type: Hat
- External Link: http://www.smb.museum/museen-und-einrichtungen/kunstgewerbemuseum/home.html
- Medium: Silk velvet, silk rep
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