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about 1962
Designed by Roy Halston Frowick, known as Halston
Retailed by Bergdorf Goodman
Overall: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Feathers; silk (?) knit; grosgrain ribbon; synthetic net; wire
Classification: Costumes
Culture: American
Object Place: New York, New York, United States
Accession number: 2010.662
Description: Close-fitting hat of light blue feathers forming a helmut-like shape that resembles a close-cropped hair cut of the early 1960s. Formed on a light-colored knit base and lined with white net. An interior wire holds the shape of the edges. Trimmed with white grosgrain ribbon on the interior. Labelled at the interior front edge: "BY Halston OF / BERGDORF GOODMAN" Small hand-written paper label on reverse: "1840-2" Paper label attached: "Bergdorf Goodman / 1840-2 / LUK545 / LT BLUE"
Provenance/Ownership History: 2006, purchased from Maine estate by Katy Kane, New Hope, PA; purchased from Katy Kane by the MFA (Accession date: September 22, 2010)
Arthur Tracy Cabot Fund