BUBBLE TOQUE WITH RED, YELLOW AND BLUE PLASTIC FLOWERS

Creator(s): Esther Kirwan Steck (Designer)

Currently in storage

About this object

The hat is shaped with a white net form covered in off-white organza. The sides are decorated in a tightly fitting mixture of white, red, blue and yellow plastic flowers interspersed with leaves. The front is cut slightly upward in a sweetheart shape. The interior is finished is yellow grosgrain ribbon and signed by the maker in blue thread inside the crown, measuring approximately 5”W x 1.5”H. A yellow stitched “+” markers the front of the hat.

Object name:

BUBBLE TOQUE WITH RED, YELLOW AND BLUE PLASTIC FLOWERS

Made from:

organza -- grosgrain ribbon -- plastic flowers

Made in:

Washington, USA

Date made:

ca. 1960

Size:

29.2 × 27.9 cm (11 1/2 × 11 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

2012.9.43

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973