Pillbox hat
Object type: Pillbox hat
Department: Costume Institute
Culture: French
Artist: Cristobal Balenciaga|House of Balenciaga
Artist bio: Spanish, Guetaria, San Sebastian 1895–1972 Javea|French, founded 1937
Artist role: Designer|Design House
Artist nationality: Spanish|French
Date: 1955
Medium: silk
Credit line: Gift of Varney Thompson Elliott and Rosemary Thompson Franciscus, in memory of their mother, Margaret Whitney Thompson, 1985
Accession year: 1985