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1938

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Hat (India)

This is a Hat. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is silk, mirror glass and its technique is plain cloth embroidered with silks and mirror glass. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W (flat): 57.2 × 22.9 cm (22 1/2 in. × 9 in.)

Cite this object as

Hat (India); silk, mirror glass; H x W (flat): 57.2 × 22.9 cm (22 1/2 in. × 9 in.); 1938-28-1

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