Grace Kelly The Swan Screen-Worn Wig....

Description

Grace Kelly The Swan Screen-Worn Wig. Oscar-winning actress and Monaco Princess Grace Kelly wore this blonde wig in the 1956 romantic comedy The Swan. Hand-tied and made from human hair, the wig includes both the original MGM studio storage box and wig stock record card. The tan cardboard box has a label with "785 ¾ Fall Drab Brown 21" Gr. Kelly" on the front. Both the top corner edges and bottom of the box edges have been damp stained. The stock record card has a label taped to it reading: "no. 785, Original Player Grace Kelly, Description Drab Blonde ¾ fall, Production # 1684". The wig box is in Good condition and the card in Very Good condition. It is a three-quarter wig and was incorporated with her hair. The wig has been restyled for photography; overall, the wig as well as the nape lace are in Fine condition. From The MGM Wig Archive.

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