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hat (vegetables)

1950s

2008.10

Not currently on view

cotton {fabric or thread}plasticassembling

Artwork Details

Artist
Creation Date
1950s
Materials
Polyethylene and wax leaves and vegetables, jute or hemp onions, cellulose acetate comb, velvet, buckram
Object Types
costumes, costume accessories (worn), headgear, hats
Dimensions

6 x 10-3/4 in.

Mark Description

Label: black background with red lettering: Bes-Ben Made in Chicago Numbered 393

Accession Number
2008.10
Credit Line

Gift of the Alliance of the Indianapolis Museum of Art

Copyright
© Bes-Ben / Bessie & Benjamin Green-Field
Collection

Textile and Fashion Arts

Color Palette

Lillian Bourne Bieneman, Chicago, Illinois; (Susanin's Auctions, Chicago, Illinois, November 17, 2007, #3089); purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 2008


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