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Resource	PhysicalObject: Costume
Title	'Sydney Opera House' Ascot hat worn by Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everage
Creator Contributors	Barry Humphries, Designer Lorraine McKee, Creator
Abstract/Description	'Sydney Opera House' Ascot hat worn by Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everage. Exaggerated picture hat. The underside of the very wide brim is lined with white nylon broiderie anglaise, with a turquoise net bow edged with white lace to one side; the outer edge of the brim is edged with purple tinsel braid. The upper side of the brim is covered with blue and purple satin, with turquoise net, pink straw and white lace, simulating the sea and waves, set with a shark's head with diamanté studded teeth, and six white canvas miniature yachts. The crown is draped with beige rayon twill, surmounted with stiffened white satin in the form of the Sydney Opera House.
Related Contributors	Barry Humphries
Related Venues	Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Item URL	http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O100914/theatre-costume-humphries-barry/
Date Created	1976
Catalogue ID	S.560-1980
Holding Institution	Victoria & Albert Department of Theatre and Performance
Language	English
Medium	Nylon, net, lace, tinsel ribbon, satin, straw, diamanté
Citation	Barry Humphries, Lorraine McKee, 'Sydney Opera House' Ascot hat worn by Barry Humphries in character as Dame Edna Everage, Victoria & Albert Department of Theatre and Performance, 1976
Data Set	AusStage
Resource Identifier	68529