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Muriel Layson
Woman's Modified Beretearly 1950s

Not on view
Caramel-brown wool felt hat with draped, folded panels and a small fabric knot, displayed on a clear acrylic stand

Muriel Layson, Fanny and Hilda, Inc., Woman's Modified Beret, early 1950s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Katherine Bryant, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Design House
Muriel Layson
United States, California, Los Angeles, active 20th century
Label
Fanny and Hilda, Inc.
United States, New York, New York City, 20th century
Title
Woman's Modified Beret
Place Made
United States, California
Date Made
early 1950s
Medium
Fur felt
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 9 in. (8.89 × 21.59 × 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Katherine Bryant
Accession Number
M.81.218.2
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles