Hat

Unknown

ca. 1898 · silk, metal, rhinestones · Costume Institute

Millinery was a source of great pleasure and pride for women in the last quarter of the 19th century. Highly intricate and refined styles such as this were testaments to the skill of the milliner. The quality of this hat is evident in the artful draping of the mousseline de soie and skillful application of the buckles and bows.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1898

Medium

silk, metal, rhinestones

Culture

probably French

Department

Costume Institute

Credit line

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of Mrs. George S. Frank, 1944